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Dial up connection problem
31-05-2009 2:16 PM
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I have a yellow cable with a connector that fits (same connector both ends) which I think is used when setting up the wireless router.
I am going away, (early in the morning) to a place that does not have wireless connection to the internet.... and I want to use "Dialup247" to keep in touch
Do I need to connect the yellow cable to the wireless router, and plug the router in to the phone line (also the mains) OR can I canibalise the yellow cable to connect to the "normal" bt extension type connector?
Router is a D-LINK DSL-2640B
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31-05-2009 2:38 PM
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31-05-2009 2:43 PM
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31-05-2009 2:46 PM
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Thanks for getting back to me.... Yup ! I have ONE of those connection holes.... the yellow cable fits a treat....
So I was correct, that I need the wireless router to go with me, and connect it to the laptop with the yellow cable, then the router to the phone socket,.
Just seen your add-on posting... but.... when setting up the wireless router, isn`t it the same thing as what you showed in the link?
Do I need to have the router switched on/ connected to the mains? or is it just a "passive" junction box when used for dial-up ?
cheers
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31-05-2009 3:12 PM
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Thanks Denzil
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31-05-2009 3:56 PM
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like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-56K-External-Dial-Up-Fax-Modem-V92%2fV90---SENT-TODAY_W0QQitemZ22041268451...
Quote What do I need to use dial-up?
In addition to your PC or laptop, all you need is a standard 56K or ISDN modem and a working phone line.
Re: Dial up connection problem
31-05-2009 9:12 PM
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You need to buy a separate dialup modem. It will connect to a USB port, not the network port.
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31-05-2009 9:20 PM
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(just Googled it and the spec I read said it had, but they're not always accurate)
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01-06-2009 10:30 AM
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01-06-2009 10:35 AM
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03-06-2009 1:14 PM
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It seems there's some confusion over the term "modem", hopefully this will clarify.
Modem is an abbreviation of modulate - demodulate, which is the process used to convert one type of signal to another.
There are two common types of modem.
1. Telephone dial-up modem.
Most older PCs and fewer new ones have one built in, and the connection socket often has a telephone handset symbol. The cable has a RJ11 4-pin connector on one end and the other end is either a BT plug, or another RJ11 with a BT plug adaptor.
This modem requires to be told a phone number to dial, and when it connects it transmits audio noises between your modem and the modem at the other end (wherever you dialled). You can't use the phone line for a voice call at the same time.
2. ADSL modem
This converts the network traffic to your ISP to a super-audio signal, and if you have a microfilter you can use the phone for a voice call at the same time as the internet is connected. You can only use your ADSL modem on a phone line which has been enabled for ADSL (broadband), and also either only on the same ISP or sometimes only on one physical phone line (depends on the ISP), unless you change the user name and password (etc).
ADSL modems can be either a modem-only device, which has either a USB port or one ethernet port and no wireless.
Most people have a combined modem and router. The modem part of the box does the comms down the phone line to the ISP, and the router part of the box provides connections to the PCs. These connectionsa re either physical, using the ethernet cable, or wireless. The ethernet cable connector is known as a RJ45, has 8 contacts and the socket on the PC is like the one in the diagram above.
If you have cable broadband instead of ADSL broadband, you will have only a router - there is no modem - so the routers for cable versus ADSL are not interchangeable.
You'll be away by now, but I thought I'd add this to clarify and hopefully help anyone else!
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08-06-2009 8:10 PM
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Back from the Beautiful North Wales coast....
Bought myself a gismo (similar to the one suggested) at local Maplins. and it worked ..... it was extremely slow compared to my 1.4meg broadband connection, but it worked.... and I managed to get my emails, and other bits and pieces...
Thanks for the updates whilst I was away.... this particular version of the Inspiron 1545 does not have the telephone/fax modem , presumably you have to order it when you order the laptop....
Now.... useful for anyone else who goes away, and can only get a "dial up " connection..... this linky is for the ISP I used to connect .... it is 1p per minute from 6pm to 8 am... and just under 4p per minute during the daylight hours ....
NIPPY INTERNET.... http://www.nippyinternet.co.uk/
Best thing is.... you can use it from ANY BT phone connection.... and it charges the phone number you use it from.... so if you are moving about, your "host" will pick up the tab on their phone bill.... You only need to register the computer on the net ONCE... and it does it automatically when you connect every time, even from different BT phone numbers....
Re: Dial up connection problem
10-06-2009 5:31 PM
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Glad to hear you had a good holiday.
You could also have used the dial-up number from PlusNet too, so you would not have need to register with another ISP.. I guess the charges are similar for dial-up.
When I'm away, I use bluetooth from my laptop to my mobile phone, then the modem in the phone makes a GPRS connection. Your mobile will be charged for data, but it's also a cheap & cheerful (though slow) option, and you don't need to buy a telephone modem nor find a phone line.
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