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Old 18-05-2007, 15:24   #8
Malcolm Wade
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Watford
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Re: Dail Up Connection problem

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb View Post
No comprehendo .Do you have a cable modem?



Who is it your trying to sign up with?
No it is a standard dial up modem, latest driver installed
ISP's tried, NTL, Wanadoo, Waitrose, Virgin
Same problem

---------- Post added at 16:22 ---------- Previous post was at 16:21 ----------

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Originally Posted by kfridge View Post
the Motorola SM56 modem is a standard 56k modem so i suspect that the user is using NTL's dial up service rather than using a cable modem to access the dial up service...or at least that's the way I read it!
Yes that is correct

---------- Post added at 16:24 ---------- Previous post was at 16:22 ----------

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Originally Posted by kfridge View Post
an error 721 means that the remote computer you are dialling is not responding...as you have tried other ISP's with the same problem it might be that your modem drivers are corrupt or not compatible with XP (if you have recently upgraded) or it could be a simple modem cable or fault or even a faulty modem.
Used the same laptop,lead, modem on BT line no problem
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