I have a U.S. Robotics V.92 Int Fax modem. I have a very slow dial-up line. I have tried to get other means (CABLE, telephone, and satellite) of high speed lines but to no avail. So I am stuck with this dial-up line. I have put in an init string for my modem (&k3&m4s10=60s13=0s21=1s32=34s37=13+MS=V90). This seems to work fairly well when my ISP does not pull the plug on my line. I would like to enhance this string to include some type of COMMAND to make my computer let me know when the line has gone dead. Is this possible?

Thanks.....Code: [Select]This seems to work fairly well when my ISP does not pull the plug on my line.
Are you suggesting that your ISP is killing your dial-tone or killing your ability to authenticate with them?

Is your dial-tone really coming and going?

What baud rate are you connecting at...you might have a 56k modem, but it might only be handshaking at half 28.8 or a quarter of that 14.4 if the line is poor old copper?
Rain, wind, weather of any type can affect dial-up. Used it for several years before changing ISPs.Dial-up can be very irritating, especially when DOWNLOADING. Averaged 15 minutes per MB on a good day.Dave:
I am not sure what is happening. I am able to log on but how long I stay connected is a mystery? I can stay connected from a few minutes to over an hour. So far tonight I have had to reconnect 5 times. Yesterday I had to reconnect 4 times. One of the replies to my post suggested that it might be the weather. Yesterday and today the weather has been good and there appears to be no wind. So if it is weather related that theory can be thrown out the window. As to my connect speed I have a command in the init string that tells me at what baud rate that I am connecting at. I connect at from 30 to 32 kbps. Several months ago the ISP was changing out their servers and modems. By some weird chance I was able to connect at 35,000+. This only happened for a few minutes. The speed that I got for downloads was unbelievable. After several minutes of internet bliss my connection was broken. I have never been able to connect at that speed again. I am sure that my ISP has different modems and servers set up to service other customers but my area has been put on the back burner. So my quest is to get as much speed out of this copper line as possible.

Thanks..

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Some of the smaller ones do not advertise therefore you have to hunt them down.Banker64, As a not too long ago been a 56k modem dial up user(by coincidence with your same modem) I can give you some information. For dial up,in my opinion,you have the best possible modem . The singular item most affecting connectability (staying connected) is noise on the telephone line.When even the BRIEFEST bit of noise occurs a disconnect happens. Many things can cause noise on the line (none of which you can control). Do not be tempted to buy or even add on a "speed booster" software. They do not work. There were times i only got 9kbps other times i got 49kbps (about the max a 56k is capable of).I regret to say that there is very little (if anything) one can do to stabilize the line or increase the speed. I found that the best recourse is to bug (badger) the H--- out of the telephone provider to install DSL in your local area. As a word of encouragement it took my wife and i about 2 years of incessant bugging them until we now have a DSL station less than a 1/2 mile from our home.wish i could offer a better solution.truenorth