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What Causes Dial-up Modem Disconnections and other connection problems?

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What Causes Dial-up Modem Disconnections and other connection problems?

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Unfortunately modems are analog devices and your modem will disconnect whenever noise or loss of signal on your telephone line exceeds your modems ability to deal with it. Top issues for Dial-up Modem Disconnections: • Your modem is degrading. Click here for a free test modem. • Your modem or phone line aren’t stable at high connect speeds. • Your drivers aren’t up to date. • Your video settings are stealing all the processing power. • Noisy phone line. (unplug all other phones and devices). • Email set to disconnect after sending. • 15 minutes of total inactivity. • Call Waiting call disconnects modem. For complete details about what causes Dial-up Modem Disconnections, and for instructions on how to troubleshoot the problem, please to visit our online help section.