staying on-line with dialup downloading

[necromancer1]

Need some tips that I can use so that I dont get disconnected with dial up (I leave the computer for periods of time to download)

Usually I find that If I leave it for 10 minutes or more they disconnect me and this usally corrupts the file even using resume.

tell me what you do which might help to stay on-line without interupts.

[Armadillo]

You can't keep dial up active it will always disconnect you but normally its after like 2 hours ,you should get a better isp.

[AsHa]

yeah get a better isp my dial up stays on for 5 hours

[JamezStewart]

You just need to get a program to ping your ISP.

Try this:
http://download.com.com/3000-2155-10130623.html?tag=lst-0-5


Jamez

+ Points n' karma :D

[TwoZigzagColt45]

dont tell anyone > I use AOL 56k dialup > I very rarely get booted

:o

[mrdata00]

Just set outlook express to check for mail every 5 or 10mins and that will stop you getting kicked every 10 or 20mins for being idle.

[DeadlySnake]

hey AsHa
what isp are you useing AsHa

[Bandit]

Get downloading programs where you add the file in it, and if it disconnects you can resume again, just go to http://www.download.com and write down Godzilla or getright.

[Zafiras]

i think what the problem here is (and jamez is onto it) is that we all know dial up has knock off times (2, 3, 4, 6 hours etc).... but isp's also have inactive times where if your not pinging (as per jamez) they boot you.

unfortunately i have dial up and use the AC Plug as suggested - and stay on for my alotted 6 hours evan pass the 20 min inactive times

[necromancer1]

I have the Iopus Ac plug and still they boot me off quite alot, Is there sombody monitoring with a kill switch or something?

[Inquisitor]

Hpw much do you pay for your dial-up, you can get broadband now for just a few £££ extra, have you considered going faster;)

[JamezStewart]

Originally posted by BRICK
Hpw much do you pay for your dial-up, you can get broadband now for just a few £££ extra, have you considered going faster;)

thats true - you should check out the 'cheap broadband' thread I posted in hot deals.

http://216.127.84.110/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10065

Hope it helps.

Jamez

[Gee Gee]

necromancer is on free dial up, we've been through all this with him before.

@ necromancer it's free make do or pay for something decent :rolleyes:

[Zafiras]

ahhhhh well that sheds light on the situation.... YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!

simple but worthwhile rule m8

[Rocky]

try and find a program called GoZilla, its is a program that will make it so you can continue downloading from when you left off, and if you get disconected then it will automaticly dial again


And i think that dial up is only for surfing the web, trying to do anything els is just crazy

[dijer]

if u guys are in oz u should look up an isp called TXC....they are great....unlimited time ...unlimited d/l....im on for about 16-20 hrs at a time and d/l about 6 gig a month...$75 per 3 mths
mess me if ur interested....

[necromancer1]

Hey Gee Gee I was on a free ISP, but changed to a pay one, I still get booted alot, which sucks because even with resumed downloads about half the time there corrupt.

Just wondering how long it would take to download 100mb on broadband?

[JamezStewart]

Just wondering how long it would take to download 100mb on broadband?


About 30 mins on 512kbps.

Jamez

[nivek329]

try and find a program called GoZilla, its is a program that will make it so you can continue downloading from when you left off, and if you get disconected then it will automaticly dial again

It's allso full of spy/adware m8. Stick to Getright
http://www.getright.com