I installed the phone wiring myself; I rather suspect I will have to
shorten the line and affix it properly -- it was a rather rush job at
the time.

But, see, I haven't had these problems until recently (last couple of
weeks or so).

Must've been the rain...

Curt Sampson sez:
/*
 * On Sat, 13 Sep 1997, Jeremy Cooper wrote:
 * 
 * > You modem is disconnecting because of your phone-line quality....
 * 
 * Here's my short form for attempting to solve this:
 * 
 * 1. Unplug *everything* except the modem.
 * 
 * 2. Replace internal house wiring.
 * 
 * This will solve 90% of the poor line quality problems out there.
 * Some people have phone devices that put multi-farad capacitors
 * across the line even when on hook, and many of the rest have barbed
 * wire for interior cabling.
 * 
 * cjs
 * 
 * Curt Sampson    cjs@portal.ca		Info at http://www.portal.ca/
 * Internet Portal Services, Inc.		`And malt does more than Milton can
 * Vancouver, BC   (604) 257-9400		 To justify God's ways to man.' 
 * 
 */





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