Blimey !!!

[DennisTheMenace]

Just had the gain turned up on the phoneline to make the interweb connection a bit quicker and more reliable , PH loads bloody fast whack a button on the mice and whosh ! there it is!

[pies]

How do you do that then?

[DennisTheMenace]

pies said: How do you do that then?

Ring up BT on 151 and just ask them to do a check on your line and increase the gain as your internet connection is slow , still getting cut off by Freeserve anyone know of a similar service but more reliable to anytime ???

[Pies]

Cheers i'll try that

P.S i'm on freeserve...... no probs have you got auto on disconnect and have you got a firewall running if not and you dont do a search at least every 15 mins they cut you off IIRC.I only get cut off after Two hours but can redial straight away

[DennisTheMenace]

Well the connection has just lasted 15 minutes connected again then got disconnected , then got do not recongnise password , Eh ! you what now ive just connected again how long will it last ?? im connected at 50.6kbps

[FourWheelDrift]

Dennis I think your increase in internet connection speed has broken the Waterwheel powered exchange at Blanford.......

[DennisTheMenace]

FourWheelDrift said: Dennis I think your increase in internet connection speed has broken the Waterwheel powered exchange at Blanford.......

i thought it may have snapped the string between the yoguart pots

[mybrainhurts]

yoguart?

That like a Jaguart?

[AJLintern]

BT always seem to set their trigger levels for enabling exchanges just a little bit higher than the area is likely to attain. They are never going to upgrade our local exchange even though it's one of the largest villages in Oxfordshire with a huge new housing estate being built

[DennisTheMenace]

mybrainhurts said: yoguart?

That like a Jaguart?

Dunno could be , Didnt know they came in pots

[5ltr-chim]

They won't boost it by much if the line is also used for speech as they say it could then do damage to your ears - e.g. pops, clicks etc..

I SAID....
but then what can you expect from bt ?

[DennisTheMenace]

Im turning one of the bedrooms into an office so the computer fax etc can go upstairs , How much is a second line ?

[ultimasimon]

DennisTheMenace said: Well the connection has just lasted 15 minutes connected again then got disconnected , then got do not recongnise password , Eh ! you what now ive just connected again how long will it last ?? im connected at 50.6kbps

Dennis go into control panel, then MODEMS and look for "Idle disconnect" check-box in the modem properties box and make sure it's not ticked. Else the pc will disconnect your calls if you leave it alone for a while. IIRC there is also a box called "Dis-connect when connection may not be necessary". Uncheck that too and your connection should stay on untill your ISP kicks you off, as someone has already mentioned.

Also if you use Outlook Express for your emails, start it and then go into the TOOLS menu, then OPTIONS, and set it to check for new mails every say 10 mins. This way the ISP and the PC sees internet activity and then it won't turn off your connection while your surfing or reading PH threads...hopefully.

I can't "do" dial-up anymore - it's just too painfully slow. Fortunately I have Telewest's Blueyonder Broadband in my area, and I am one of a few very lucky 2mb trialists, so I connect at 240 kb/s for down-loads
Download a whole film in about 45 mins!

[AJLintern]

Could you get BT Homehighway ISDN? Then you can have a line for the phone and a digital 64k internet connection.

[DennisTheMenace]

AJ i will ponder on that one , ive been connected for 1 hour 3 minutes noe , Could be going for a record here

[FourWheelDrift]

DennisTheMenace said: Im turning one of the bedrooms into an office so the computer fax etc can go upstairs , How much is a second line ?

Anything between £9.95 to £15 rental a month depending on the call rate you want (recently bought some extra lines in here). Can't remember want the installation cost was, call 151 and ask BT, they have loads of options.

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Friday 11th April 22:54

[Mikeylad]

DennisTheMenace said: Im turning one of the bedrooms into an office so the computer fax etc can go upstairs , How much is a second line ?

depends on how friendly you are with your dealer!