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From: "J. P. Gilliver (John)" 
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Subject: Re: dialup problems
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 01:12:46 +0000
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In message , Paul  
writes:
>james{at}nospam.com wrote:
>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:20:27 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
>>  wrote:
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>>> (I still can't understand why you don't get it with Windows 98, but 
>>>I  sympathise that you're fed up of trying things!)
>>>
>>>> landline from them. Where I live, I must have a landline because my
>>>> cellphone dont get a signal.
>>>>
>>> Would it be possible to erect some sort of aerial - do cellular 
>>>signals  reach your location but too far above ground level? Or are
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>>  Thanks for starting a new thread. I was considering doing the same.
>>  I have never understood why Win98 works and not any NT based OS. I
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>  No, I dont get a usable cellphone signal. I live down a hill, 
>>cellphone
>> signals are poor to start with, and being downhill from the nearby town,
>> I dont get much. Sometimes I get one bar, but have to go outside (metal

Ah, so you're not in the backwoods completely.
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>> or busineesses in the immediate area. I dont make many long dist. calls,
>> but when I do, I do have to go up that hill and use the cellphone.
>>  I do think the dialup problem is on the other end (ISP), but that 
>>still
>> dont explain why Win98 works and not any NT based OSs.

No, since you say you're using external (serial port) MoDems. Very odd.
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>> an antenna on the roof and a booster could solve the metal house
>> limitations, but I'd still be boosting a very weak signal.
Is your roof that far below the height you get when you "go up that 
hill"?
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>> and I do not want the tv part. I have a 40ft tv antenna, and I get

Could you put a cellular antenna on _that_? I'm not sure if it has to be 
an active booster: a couple of directional aerials (one pointing at the 
cell tower, one downwards towards where you have the 'phone) connected 
together _might_ work. (A booster would be better, but it's a matter of 
getting power to it, and so on. Solar might work, but would increase 
windage. Or, if the TV aerial has a booster, maybe you could share its 
supply.)

>> enough tv stations to suit me. I mostly just watch ME-TV anyhow. I'm
>> elderly and like the old shows. Modern tv is crap in my opinion.
>
>There are multiple kinds of dialup modems.
James has said he doesn't like MoDem cards, and has ropey USB support, 
so is using true external (serial port) MoDems.
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>On my laptop, the softmodem function is done with a
>sound chip. That means the laptop still needs a DAA,
>but the ADC (analog to digital converter) function is
>done with a sound chip. The driver situation on the

I once had a combined sound card and MoDem. Make beginning with O, IIRR. 
I think it was German.
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