external or internal WinModem?
Err...showing my IT illiteracy here...not sure what you mean.
If external means literally, physically external then no, I guess it's an internal modem. PC is fairly new (given to us) and nothing has changed since we acquired it. Connection was never perfect (occasionally having problems connecting but I put this down to the nature of dial-up generally) but never as problematic as it is now.
How out of date would the drivers need to be to cause problems? Existing drivers can't be more than about 2 years old I guess.
The only thing I can think of that has changed recently, and that could conceivably be related, is the clicking on the phone line?
The first time I had problems, I contacted them and a fellow was around in a few days. He found where the rats had chewed the cable and fixed it. He didn't charge, even though it was my fault for not securing the cable, because he was in the area!Thanks for the suggestion.
Do you think there is any point in contacting the fault report section of Eircom?
Because the rats had fixed it already I presume?The first time I had problems, I contacted them and a fellow was around in a few days. He found where the rats had chewed the cable and fixed it. He didn't charge
Phone Eircom and they'll do a line test while you're on the line maybe asking you to hang up and then ringing your line.Its a good starting point.I had terrible trouble when I was on dial up with exactly the same symptoms as you're experiencing.The problem was carried over when I got BB(very slow speeds) It turned out to be a broken/corroded wire in the box at the front door in the hall.It looked perfect and I only spotted it by sheer accident.
That good.Any chance of BB becoming available soon?
Because the rats had fixed it already I presume?
They are earthed all the time. No idea how it works, but saw the neighbour installing his. The box with the charge is connected to the wire. The other end of the box has a spike that goes in the ground. I presume if you then touch the wire you connect the circuit (between the wire and the ground).Well....You can't earth an electric fence unless you want to receive the intended electric shock!!! Is the rythmic clicking still on the phone line?
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