[pchelpers] Re: Modem Problems


To be picky, it's not his phone company, it's the service that he's
subscribed for.  He can call the phone company and have it turned off;
that'll typically save a few bucks per month, which is often a big point
with folks on a fixed (low) income.  Once it's turned off, if people
call him while he (or the computer) is already on the phone, they'll get
a busy signal.

--Scott.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: john.ford1@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:09 am

> Yes I almost certain that the problem you are describing 
> is real easy to correct. All you need to do is turn off 
> call waiting and this will solve your problem. Look up 
> the code in the local phone book and then add that 
> before the number and it will look something like this 
> *70,followed by the number or for example *70, 111-555-
> 1212 please let us know if this solves the problem. It 
> is not his ISP it is his phone company.

> > A friend of mine is having major modem problems. The trouble is that
> > whenever he'online and receives an incoming phone call his 
> connection 
> > gets dropped and he's kicked off line. It's gotten so bad 
> that he's thought 
> > of cancelling his ISP (he's 90 and has a low threshold of 
> tolerance for 
> > computer hassles).

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