-=> PAUL ROGERS wrote to GREG EASTHOM <=-

 GE> I made Mom's work better by disconnecting and reconnecting the
 GE> phone wiresin the outside box. Helps clean off any corrosion.
 GE> Could also be a bad inside socket or plug, or just a noisy line.
 GE> Newer modems can handle noise a lot better.

 PR> Another thing to do is disconnect everything else on the phone line
 PR> and see if it improves.

Boy, am I going to school. Forgot about that nugget, too!

Thanks Paul!

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