At the tie when your trying to dial-in are you disconnected from your cable modem? The reason I ask is windows in general doesn't handle multiple internet connections very well., so versions don't handle it at all. -Jim- sandy1943@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >yes I used the entire name and yes I used the wizard the first couple of >times. he had me change some settings and then it wouldn't even dial wow >that was scary... but I erased what he had me type in.. >AT+MS=V90 and now it's dialing again but still phone on the other end isn't >answering. I was online on cable after I hung up from the guy in India and >they guy in Chat check and said the lines were working properly, guess he >could check them... >SandyLea >----- Original Message ----- >From: Carlene >To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 7:32 PM >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: setting up dial up > >Earthlink may be having some issues with dial up. Check here for your area >but be aware they hardly ever post any trouble until after it is over. >http://netstatus.earthlink.net/netstatus/netstatus.aspx > >Dial up requires that you put in your whole earthlink email address >sandy1943@xxxxxxxxxxxxx in the user ID or account name. Phone number does >not use area code if it is a local access number. > >Did you get a DUN set up with new connection wizard in windows xp? (Dial Up >Network) set up your connection manually is on one of the pages, choose that >if you do not want to run their software. (or are you already running their >software?, I have never used that so cannot help if you are using it) > >I have DSL but use dial up when at relatives on trips. The wizard works good >for dial up. > >Carlene > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <sandy1943@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 6:32 PM >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- setting up dial up > > > > >>I have my new laptop! YAHOO now am trying to get Earthlink to work, it >> >> >dials and then nothing, says the numbers do not answer I called Earthlink >and spent 2 hours on phone with an totally dummy! ON top of everything else >he tried to blame the phone company that the phones wouldn't work, and guess >what Like DELL Earthlink is using people in India and they can't understand >us and I had to ask him to repeat several times, they speak to fast for me >to understand - and I always considered myself pretty smart but when you run >all the words together..... Anyway, excuse the anger that slipped out, > > >>MY question is does anyone know the settings I might need to change on the >> >> >computer to get the modem to work with earthlink? The computer works find >with AOL but it will not work with Earthlink. Suggestions anyone? I have >cable on this computer at home so don't have to deal with this. ugh... OH >Yes it will dial the 1-800 number too and connect. but when it comes to the >others... it dials and then you hear it make that funny sounds like it's >trying to connect but no answering connect sounds happen. > > >>Thanks >>SandyLea >>To unsub or change your email settings: >>//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >>To access our Archives: >>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >>//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >>For more info: >>//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk >> >> >> > >To unsub or change your email settings: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > >To access our Archives: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > >For more info: >//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > >To unsub or change your email settings: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > >To access our Archives: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > >For more info: >//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk