Been watching "Mars Attacks" again, have we?! :-)
--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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> Aliens.... pure and simple.
> Part of the systematic attack on our planet.
> First THEY make it hard to play online racing sims.. then they rule the
> world. Nixon knew about the connection... Domino theory... Clinton is in
on
> it... but that McCain guy will kick those alien bastards out of here... or
> was that Buchanan?
> Later,
> Brian
> > I can't comment on the intricate details of the phenomenon since I
myself
> am
> > not overly familiar with cordless phones and their inner workings. But I
> was
> > told once by my old dial-up ISP that my disconnections could be caused
by
> > the cordless phone due to line noise it generates even when turned off
on
> > the hook.
> > I asked my telephone company if this is the case (line noise)... and
they
> > confirmed.
> > I suspect it has to do with the transmission of radio frequencies from
the
> > headset and the receiver, but I'm not entirely sure the protocol for
such
> > activity when turned off.
> > Either way... logic tells me that you have an antenna designed to pick
up
> > frequencies plugged into your phone line. It is sure to pick up "noise"
> > along the way.
> > All I know, is that when I was on dial-up before, and I unplugged my
> > cordless.... my disconnection rate dropped substantially.
> > Cheers,
> > Shumi
> > > This is quite interesting--I've never heard it before. Can someone
> expand
> > > upon it? How does a cordless phone, turned off and resting in its
> cradle,
> > > contribute to line noise? I'm interested, because I've got a cordless
> > > sitting not two feet from my PC.
> > > best,
> > > David K.
> > > > Okie... just a thought :)
> > > > But... those who use dial-up should unplug their cordless phones
> > > regardless
> > > > during online play/surfin...
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Shumi
> > > > > > Do you use a cordless phone?
> > > > > I've had similar probs this afternoon, and I'm connected
> > > > > through our LAN, so ISPs and cordless phones don't seem to
> > > > > be the problem.
> > > > > > Cordless phones cause massive line noise even when they
> > > > > are on the hook. If
> > > > > > you do use a cordless phone... unplug it when you race (I
> > > > > assume it's
> > > > > > useless when you are online anyways... so I doubt it'll
> > > > > affect you...).
> > > > > > Don't know if this is your problem... but it doesn't hurt
> > > > > to just unplug it
> > > > > > from the wall anyways.
> > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > Shumi
> > > > > > > I'm kinda frustrated and can now feel how you guys must
> > > > > be cursing, those
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > > u who get this frequently. I haven't had a disco for
> > > > > months, last nite I
> > > > > > got
> > > > > > > bashed on lap1 of the restart of REAR MC, today, just
> > > > > minutes ago, SRM
> > > > > > said
> > > > > > > goodbye to me on transition. I immediately tried 6
> > > > > different ISP's and
> > > > > > > joined different servers on VROC, all with pings of
> > > > > around 100. I can't
> > > > > > stay
> > > > > > > connected to any, quality goes from perfect to infinite
> > > > > within
> > > > > > > seconds........ something wrong with the net this
> > > > > weekend or is it just
> > > > > > me?
> > > > > > > WinVROC-Chatrooms all give me an error-message asking me
> > > > > to check my
> > > > > > > connection, cant get in there either.
> > > > > > > cya
> > > > > > > Maaki "searching for a big hammer" Stiepel
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