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To: Jim who wrote (534)	10/25/1998 11:59:00 AM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 110648

Jim, seeing your PC is a 486, you probably don't want to invest much money in it (?). Here's what I would do: ask AOL which modems work well. (They will probably not recommend a brand, but may mention several that work). Then buy and install one of the recommended internal modems. A good 33 kbaud should cost less than $30. G.

To: Jim who wrote (534)	10/25/1998 12:02:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110648

jim, i have aol as one of three isp's. i've experienced hanging, or freezing when trying to close a browser window by clicking on the upper right "X". as a very effective work-around, you can try minimizing the browser window, then clicking on the X to close. whether any of the above has anything to do with your modem, i know not. but it caught my eye when you mentioned aol and hanging. btw, imo there is a huge contingent of aol techs out there (not all mind you, but many) who will have you installing and uninstalling until you are blue in the face. i listened to them once. then i figured out the real problem. :) good luck. i hope you get it right.

To: Jim who wrote (534)	10/28/1998 2:31:00 PM
From: mrknowitall	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110648

Jim - it really is a modem problem most likely. 14.4 is an old enough technology that there were Trellis-coding "compliance" problems among the vendors that still crop up today in modems that have to downshift to that speed. The reason they have you trying 2400 is that it is almost bulletproof. You're faced with a double whammy - don't waste your time at 2400BPS; get a 33.6 modem (external) so you can move it to a new machine when you upgrade. You're going to find that your PC is part of the problem even if you do get connected at those speeds - it will time out on running some of the apps being sent it. Best of luck. Mr. K.