Re: Free Satellite System

"Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 

<Snipola>
> Same here, and this is a really bad dialup. Can't get on at all some
> days. Poor dialup and poor phone lines. Thanks Sprint.
> Check out Starband if you get the chance. They are based on a technology
> developed in Israel and they stay on top of it.
> I can't really give a recommendation at this point as it hasn't been
> installed yet, but I am optomistic.

I've been with Earthlink for a few years and when I moved
and started using a new dial-up nodes, I started having
problems staying connected. I couldn't figure out the problem
other than to suspect just a bad line.

I mentioned the problem to tech support once when I was
calling regarding something else and he suggested changing
the com port speed down to 57600. I was set to maximum at
115200. Didn't help. But this sparked a memory.

I was BBS'ing in DOS before the internet and Windows and I
recalled that in the good old days that we used talk to the
modems directly to set it's parameters. No Windows "plug &
pray" to interfere and muck things up.

To make a long story short I went into my windows modem
setting and added extra commands to force the modem to
connect at a specific speed. I started low and worked my
way up till I started having problems again then dropped
back one. Now I connect as fast as my line noise will
allow without losing the connection.

If you have the knowledge you may want to try something
similar. It may simply be that your modem is trying to
connect at a speed higher than the phone line can
handle and it needs to be manually throttled back.


<Snipola>
> I ventured up that way once, went to Knotts Berry Farm, saw Chuck Berry
> play & do his *chicken walk*, back in 1980.

Knott's, been there, done that, got the T-shirt, many
times....used to work there.

Brian