The other possibility is to contact Telecom themselves. Coming from a rural location in the UK I suffered for years with bad lines. I assumed this was just the way it was.
I eventually got so fed up with it that I contacted the telecom provider and complained. They were able to increase the gain on the phone line (there were 3 or 4 options). This improved my dropout rate no end. I'm not sure whether this would be available here but it may be worth a phone call. They didn't advertise this service in the UK as I suppose it means more power consumption for them and possible maintenance issues. Worth a call before you spend $more_than_i_needed_to on a 'special' modem. Alan Yuri de Groot wrote: > > Wow - they do exist! > Thanks for all the replies - I'm now looking into buying one for myself. > According to the dynalink web site they're external, serial, "real hardware" > modems, so they'll work with linux. > They come with some discount internet deal with my employer's competitor, so > I'll pass up on that offer. > > I'll have to shop around as the rrp likes quite high. > I'll also have a possible solution to suggest to customers experiencing connection > problems. > > Finally my linux box will be faster than my wife's win 98 box - woohoo! > > Yuri
