Connecting AND Re: Lost carrier

[Carl Goss]

It could be just the phone number you are using. Try for an alternate
number. Just a suggestion.

On 29 Jun 99 08:54:16 -0400, "Blair" <bla...@mail.idt.net> wrote:

>>Anybody else have this problem? I'm sick & tired of losing my carrier.
>>It's really bad. To the point that I have to call back 3 - 4 times in an
>>hour's time just to stay connected.
> This problem has gotten pretty bad, but in the past month or two I've had
>an even worse problem - getting connected!!! For three and a half years, I
>could connect to IDT on my first try. But in recent months, it's gotten
>harder and harder. I've got two numbers I try and often neither one
>connects. Then, when they do, the connection is nowhere near the speed I'm
>used to. (I've got a 33.6 modem and often experience connections at 21.6,
>16.8, 14.4, right down to 9600!) When I get the slow ones, I end up
>disconnecting and trying again simply because IDT ends up disconnecting me
>from them anyway.
>
>>This summer my cable company is supposed to install cable modems in my
>>area.
>>I think that for the cost of IDT's service, I can just about pay for the
>>cable internet connection. It'll be faster and more reliable.
> I agree. I'm supposed to be moving in a couple months and I'm looking into
>that, as well. I'm just sick of these problems.
>
>Blair Buscareno
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