Here are three suggestions:
Keep your connection open Get a flat-rate (???all you can eat???) connection
from your ISP and telephone provider. Configure Windows
never to drop the connection and to redial if the connection does get
dropped (for example, if the ISP drops it or if there??™s a problem on the
phone line). Turn off call waiting so that incoming calls don??™t knock
you offline. You??™ll need a second phone line or a cell phone if you
want to be able to make phone calls as well.
Ensure your modem is tuned correctly Type modem tune-up into
your favorite search engine to find recommendations for configuring
a modem manually or modem-boosting utilities that do the tweaking
for you.
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Location Connection types
Urban or suburban 1. Fiber
2. DSL or cable
3. Wireless
4. Satellite
5. ISDN
6. Dial-up
Rural 1. DSL (if near to a substation)
2. Satellite
3. ISDN
4. Dial-up
Table 2-1 Typical Connection Options in Descending Order of Preference
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Bond two or more modems together If you??™ll be using dial-up longterm
and you have (or can get) two or more phone lines, consider
bonding two or more modems together to form a single faster connection.
There??™s some overhead on such connections, so you don??™t get
the full bandwidth of the first modem plus the full bandwidth of each
other modem??”but you should see a considerable improvement.
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