> The situation described here is one of the reasons I went from dial-up to a > cable connection. I used to try the all night download routine, but > invariably there would be a disconnect during the night - usually after the > download had been going on for about and hour - and it was all for naught. > So I got my local phone company to come out and give me a clear line, > presumably without any "noise" that would cause a disconnect. They did, > but same result. I then bought software that would supposedly improve modem > performance, and overcome the disconnect problem. That didn't work either. > > So here I am with cable. A bit more expensive, but far less frustrating.
I do understand your position. I used to have line noise and it was caused by the distance from my house to the phone company's switching station. So when I moved I found out where the station was in relation to the new house & I didn't have any problems after that. However, I still went DSL later on. It was only an additional $ 15.00 per month for 256K and I found out I could get 640K for another $5.00 per month. Well, I couldn't pass that up so I now have 640K. YAHOO Jim -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
