-=PCTechTalk=- Re: setting up dial up

  • From: Jim <n1jmm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 23:03:52 -0400

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
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