posted on December 8, 2004 12:29:18 PM new
This has been going on for WEEKS!!!! Everytime I am Downloading something the stupid connection is cut. I have to dial back up! Over and over and over!!!! any ideas why this keeps happening? Please HELP! Thank you!
posted on December 8, 2004 01:15:35 PM new
dialup, works fine, CEPT for this disconnection thing....Of ALL the computers I've had this is the ONLY one that does that...ALL the OTHER problems I had from ALL the OTHER computers are gone. Everything works fast and good....I went through that year long contract with earthlink,,,,DSL. problems out the ying yang.....
posted on December 8, 2004 01:22:20 PM new
hahahahaha, too Funny! Guess WHO I just got an e mail from,,earthlink!!!!! wanting ME to go back to their Nightmare High speed!!!! hahahahaha,,,,,,,hahahahaha,,,,,,,,NO WAY!!!! And you are STUCK with that year commitment! Sorry you are having sooooooo many problems,,,feel free to call us back for MORE HOLD music and hang ups and Fixes that once you hang up and go back on! THE SAME THING happens! Like nothing was EVER DONE! and to be led down paths to nowhere and to Call the AGAIN! More hold MUSIC.....Hours of it!!!!!!! Days!!!!!!! WEEKS!!!!!!!!
posted on December 8, 2004 02:50:17 PM new
don't have a clue Jack. it's been ages since I've had dialup.
seems like they suggested maybe a new phone line from your computer to the wall? or if somebody was trying to call then I would get bumped sometimes.
I'd call the phone company and have them come out and check your lines if getting a new line doesn't work. I used to roll over my cord in my chair and it would damage it but I didn't know it.
there's some tests you could run if you were on cable modem, but I'm not aware of any on dial up.
I know when I first got my laptop with XP and my desktop still had W98, I had to install XP on my desktop in order to upload pics to VD. And that STILL didn't fix it. I finally had to run those tests and lower my MTU or something like that.
"It is only with the heart one sees rightly,
what is essential is invisible to the eye."
Antoine de Saint Exupery
posted on December 8, 2004 04:05:49 PM new
hey as soon as I get rid of the stuff in my Ebay room, I'm quitting Ebay MOL and getting rid of that $40.00 a month bill with cable modem and going back to dial up myself.
It's so cheap now!
"It is only with the heart one sees rightly,
what is essential is invisible to the eye."
Antoine de Saint Exupery
posted on December 8, 2004 04:20:31 PM new
My computer has been doing the same thing for about 2 weeks. We have DSL and we are always on line, but now we keep getting a message for "dial up connection", and it has gone off-line. Sometimes we have to re-boot to get it back. I have no idea what is going on. I've done a virus scan-nothing. Run Spybot and Adaware, but no help.
posted on December 8, 2004 05:09:15 PM new
been there, done that,,,,never dial a connection. Still!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yup! earthlink is 9.99 a month. dial up. I tried that DSLextreme,,,,for two months,,,I had MORE problems with that than you can ever imagine. They said No problem to terminate early for a $600.00 fee!!!! I told them where they could stick that an NEVER heard a word from them again. Two month of yelling!!!! screaming!!!! , jumping up and down , cusing them out,,,,No that was on the PHONE! hahahaha . dslextremely SUCKS!
posted on December 8, 2004 05:16:06 PM new
Here in NE FLA, I used BELL SOUTH SLOW ASSass DSL for abour 3 months ~ TERRIBLE! MSN dial-up was far more reliable!
I then switched to COMCAST CABLE INTERNET and it is GREAAAAAAT!
LOVE IT! Have wireless networking for Ralphie's laptop in his bedroom & my desktop in da "den" and we both be HAPPY as TWO PIGS in...
posted on December 8, 2004 05:20:47 PM new
HEY, don't laugh! Some of us still have dial-up and are happy with it!
Jack: Years ago, when we just had one computer, used by my husband only, if I picked up the phone to call someone (and of course right away heard that he was on-line), it would disconnect him from being on-line. It doesn't happen now, with two computers and two phone lines. Is somebody at your house picking up the receiver? Or a pet? A monkey? A cat? A gorilla? Better check.
posted on December 8, 2004 05:25:05 PM new
it's the kitties I think. they've chewed the cable or calling HSN and ordering something while poor Jack is writing auctions!
you may have to download less pictures. dial up all depends on how many people are online and that varies.
install the brand spanking new out of the package from the dollar store phone line, not one of those stuck back in the drawer or closet. and if THAT doesn't work..
call your phone company and have them come out and check your power in your lines.
it amazed me when I call them to come out and tell me why my picture was so sucky on my tv and they'd change the cable out and it looked great then. same with the phone line.
posted on December 8, 2004 06:01:47 PM new
I have no problems at all with my dial up,great service and only $14.95.
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Two men sit behind bars,one sees mud the other sees stars.
posted on December 8, 2004 06:44:45 PM new
Jack...I can tell you from personal experience that a cat nibbling on the phone cord can cause intermittent problems and unexplained disconnects. OTOH, when a Rottweiler gets ahold of the cord, there's nothing intermittent about it. You're down and out disconnected until you replace the cable and offer the Rottie something better to chew on. Sirloin steak is a good alternative. Also, make sure your cord goes directly from the modem to the wall outlet. Don't use any multiple line splitters.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on December 8, 2004 06:53:46 PM new
Sparkz,this has been from DAY ONE when I Threwwwwwwww,,,,,that computer that WOULD NOT Let me on bay out the front door! I got another computer,,,,THIS one......It took me a few days to realize this was happening..so I called a tech.....he did ALL he could and of course KEPT the MONEY and disappeard into the darkness.......This computer works just GREAT! Cept for the disconnecting thing....IT ONLY Disconnects when I DOWNLOAD. other wise, fine.....then I have to re dial up and X my fingers it does it's thing.......one to two minutes into a down load and I hear ,click,,,,,Off line.....Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
posted on December 8, 2004 07:05:17 PM new
It's common for disconnects on long downloads with dialup.
The computer/ISP thinks your doing nothing and disconnects
Set your E-mail to check it's self every minute then your ISP won't think the computer is setting idle.
posted on December 8, 2004 07:08:42 PM new
Jack...Bundle up the computer and take it to a friend's house and try it on their phone line. If it works o.k. there, then the problem is in your phone line. If it does the same thing, then it's in your modem or cord. Replace the cord first. If that doesn't work, change out the modem.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on December 8, 2004 07:12:52 PM new
Jack when we moved I had dial up and stayed with it but many problems. Called Voyager they said call SBC. Well SBC came out and check the lines and there was a break in two lines into the main line of our apartment building. Took 5 minutes to fix but I had a month of headaches trying to find out what to do. Just have whoever owns the telephone lines to come and check it.
Try uploading fewer images at a time. Also clear your Cache, and defragement your computer.
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posted on December 8, 2004 07:15:24 PM new
Forgot to add...Some isp's have a provision to automatically disconnect after a period of no activity. A download looks like inactivity to the computer. See if your software has a provision to turn that function off. AOL used to be bad about that in their earlier versions. After the download starts, minimize the window and open another and come over here and post or surf the web. See if it disconnects then.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on December 8, 2004 07:16:01 PM new
Glasgirl I am doing the same thing. 1st only doing minimal eBay. The buyers are beginning to be a problem. My dial up starts Jan 1. I truly hate my road runner. It might be my system but all it does is give me problems.
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posted on December 8, 2004 08:14:05 PM new
Sparkz,,,inactivity,,,I have passed out more than once in this chair to awaken the next morning and guess what, I am STILL connected.....ONLY during downloads,,,Crazy! but it is REALLY making me YELL! and THAT upsets the Cats, Yikes! Jacks going Bonkers again,,,,,,,,Ah, what the heck,as long as Jack keeps those surf and turf dinners coming,,,takes us on long walks to nowhere,,,,give us corn on the cob,,,,,,we can all pile on the bed,,,,,,and keeps the heat on,,,,,were happy,,,, that computers HIS problem.......Yeah well I got NEWS for YOU guys No Computer,NO Surf and TURF! Money guys,,,,,,,,Money,,,,,,We need Money!
hmmmmmmm,,,,Fuzzy is checking out the system right NOW.....Jack,,,,,screwdriver,,,,,pliers,,,,crowbar,,,,,,Hand me that SLEDGEHAMMER Jack...whatever you need Fuzzy,,,,
posted on December 9, 2004 04:42:32 AM new
Thanks for your help glassgrl, that has solved my problem.
I have a funny story about animals chewing through wires. When we were given our first old computer quite a few years ago, I knew absolutely nothing about them. My husband had to get someone in to help because he was having problems, and I heard the guy say that the problem was with the mouse. I was on the phone to my daughter at the time, so I told her that a mouse must have chewed through one of the wires, and that was why it wasn't working!
