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Date: | Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:28:21 -0700 |
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I recently started trying to dial into the world with my 3-year-old PC (Packard-Bell Windows 95) at home. I have tried connecting to ISPs and other (e.g. phone number to register my copy of Quicken). Perhaps 5% of the time I can connect. The rest of the time, I hear it dial, I hear the tones and the static, then the static intensifies and there are more tones. After about a minute, it gives up and tells me it can't connect. Sometimes it makes a noise that reminds me of film slapping in a projector after the movie is over. I have successfully connected maybe 5 times in a month. Since I've tried to connect to NetGenie, AltaVista Free Access, MSN 30-day trial, and Quicken, I assume the problem's on my end. The phone co. says the line is OK (office check). I've tried several internal configurations of phone connections. I have unstalled and reinstalled the modem (internal Aztech Sound III 336SP), but it doesn't want to stay uninstalled.
Is there something I can do to "prove" that the problem is or is not a bad modem? Any other options?
Thanks.
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