Re: Fail Modem

grams and stuff. Maybe get to some of the things I'm always meaning to do offline. Haven't defragged in over a year...

I wanted to be sure the problem wasn't at my end so I dialed up using an alternate number; no improvement. Even spoke to my ISP IRL to verify that no one else is having the problem. They suggested that it could be a bad modem. True enough; it's a bad mo*drop*

My dial-up connection has suddenly become extremely unreliable. It drops frequently, sometimes without bringing in even a single page. Occasionally it stays connected for longer, but at only 70% of normal speed.

The same thing happened a couple of years ago and it turned out to be a problem with the phone line. Took them two months to come out and fix it.

If this keeps up, I'll have to start using my computer for something other than a molasses-slow conduit for free pr0*drop*