phone line busy!!

[pops]

Can anyone help me.After booting up my modem (creatix polymedia 56k HaM) dials my isp number then it clicks and tells me my line is busy.
If I keep trying eventually I get a connection and everything is fine.It is very annoying as it does not happen all the time.If I boot up and leave my computer alone for a few minutes everything is fine and I can dial up straight away

 

[JJB6486]

Thats just your ISP having too many calls at once. Its probably just a conicidence that you can get on a few minutes later after it boots. Try a different access phone number (if offered).

JJB6486

 

[pops]

Thanks for the reply JJB.It just seems funny that this problem never happened with Windows98.It is one of those "now you see me,now you don't" problems.

 

[CGCCdream]

It may...

be that your modem needs a init string. I have used them many time with dial-up customers, sometimes they work fantastic and thats what was called for.

http://www.spy.net/~dustin/modem/

 

[pops]

Thanks CGCC I do have an init string in "advanced" I got it from the .inf file for my modem.I have looked on a number of sites but I can't find an init string for a 56k creatix modem anywhere.

 

[CGCCdream]

3 entries...

found for 56k creatix modem's. They are listed for being used for AOL, but you can give them a shot.


http://db.vee90.net/aol7/aol7dbmain.shtml

 

[pops]

Thanks CGCC the init string from that link you gave me seems to work,the problem seems to have vanished and also my connection seems to be more stable.

 

[CGCCdream]

no problem

 

[Powerchordpunk]

Wow

I have the same problem with my US Robotics 56K. I usually have to turn off my computer at least once when it happens. Worked fine in 98SE too.