Are you meant to be always connected with BB ?

I've noticed when I boot up it can take a few minutes for my connection to
become active before I can 'log on' Never more than 3 or 4 minutes but is
this normal ?

I feel guilty for being on some hours at a time even though the connection
may be idle and or I'm out etc! Is this OK / the done thing with BB ?
Definatly a no no with dial up

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) (amstereofan) wrote:

> I've noticed when I boot up it can take a few minutes for my connection
> to
> become active before I can 'log on' Never more than 3 or 4 minutes but
> is
> this normal ?
>
> I feel guilty for being on some hours at a time even though the
> connection
> may be idle and or I'm out etc! Is this OK / the done thing with BB ?
> Definatly a no no with dial up
>
>
>
You need to change the way you think about the connection !

You can stay connected 24/7, even if there is no traffic, my router
connects to the internet, though there may not be a working pc on the end
of it.

If you leave your router connected you wont have to put up with the
connect times, and you can use the net as soon as you switch on !!!

Depending on your modem, connect time should be typically less than a
minute, 20-30 seconds is average from what I've seen.

Steve

> I've noticed when I boot up it can take a few minutes for my connection
> to become active before I can 'log on' Never more than 3 or 4 minutes
> but is this normal ?

Yeah, it takes about that time for mine to connect up when I turn the
computer on.

> I feel guilty for being on some hours at a time even though the
> connection may be idle and or I'm out etc! Is this OK / the
> done thing with BB ? Definatly a no no with dial up

The difference is that with dial-up, you are taking up a phone line all the
time you are connected. The ISP only has a fixed number of phone lines, so
it stops other people connecting.

With ADSL however, you have a permanent connection to the exchange, so it
doesn't make any difference how long you are connected for.

"Nick Yarrow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> (E-Mail Removed)emove (NPG Plymouth UK) wrote in message
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> > hmmm... mine sometimes takes up to 10 minutes to sync up. do i have
a problem?
>
> I can take up to about 15 minutes sometimes to sync, but then I have
> reasoned that the cause is I am using a USB modem and have been using
> the computer for something else at the same time, while waiting.

A modem - USB or not - shoudn't take 10/15 minutes to sync to the
exchange.

If possible try and borrow another modem from someone - if the same
thing happens, report it to your ISP who can then forward it to BT.

If the other modem works fine, its your modem/setup that could be
faulty..

Regards
Sunil

In article <biip8g$9t5nr$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) (Sunil Sood) wrote:

>
> "Nick Yarrow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > (E-Mail Removed)emove (NPG Plymouth UK) wrote in message
> news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > > hmmm... mine sometimes takes up to 10 minutes to sync up. do i have
> a problem?
> >
> > I can take up to about 15 minutes sometimes to sync, but then I have
> > reasoned that the cause is I am using a USB modem and have been using
> > the computer for something else at the same time, while waiting.
>
> A modem - USB or not - shoudn't take 10/15 minutes to sync to the
> exchange.
>
> If possible try and borrow another modem from someone - if the same
> thing happens, report it to your ISP who can then forward it to BT.
>
> If the other modem works fine, its your modem/setup that could be
> faulty..
>
> Regards
> Sunil
>
>
>
As you are using a USB modem, you might want to check the drivers are all
correctly installed and up to date.


- Steve

In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
Nick Yarrow <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I can take up to about 15 minutes sometimes to sync, but then I have
>reasoned that the cause is I am using a USB modem and have been using
>the computer for something else at the same time, while waiting.

Syncing does not require any activity from the computer with any of
the modems I have used. With the Alcatel frog it just sends a command
to the modem and waits for it to respond.

When I used an frog it often took a couple of minutes. Just a poor
modem I think.

-- Richard
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30 secs or less here to sync and register with Virgin.This is done after a
reboot otherwise the PC and connection are alive 23hrs and 55mins every day.
"Richard Tobin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bil2ke$13kc$(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
> Nick Yarrow <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I can take up to about 15 minutes sometimes to sync, but then I have
> >reasoned that the cause is I am using a USB modem and have been using
> >the computer for something else at the same time, while waiting.
>
> Syncing does not require any activity from the computer with any of
> the modems I have used. With the Alcatel frog it just sends a command
> to the modem and waits for it to respond.
>
> When I used an frog it often took a couple of minutes. Just a poor
> modem I think.
>
> -- Richard
> --
> Spam filter: to mail me from a .com/.net site, put my surname in the
headers.
>
> FreeBSD rules!


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>30 secs or less here to sync and register with Virgin.This is done after a
>reboot otherwise the PC and connection are alive 23hrs and 55mins every day.

typical innit, i thought i'd sit there with my watch timer and just see how
long it takes to sync up. windows boots up, look down to push the button, look
up and its sync'ed !!
must be a problem with my line, sometimes it takes ages.