Techie Board - what and why

royalsteve

yep, id recommend https://www.tomshardware.com too

also for downloads, useful for free trials and free software i use

https://www.download.com

luv_my_brass

I recently had an  upgrade on my 3year old computer (as something had ‘blown') to windows xp.  - new motherboard and  new modem.  my isp is aol and the disc has loaded onto the desktop ok, but I simply cannot get on line, the modem is not recognising my telephone line, even though the phone works o.k, so there can't be a problem with the line (I'm not on  broadband).  The dealer is mystified and so is a techie friend who has tried to guide me through everything he can think of.

Any ideas out there - as to what could be the problem - I've been  without my computer for far too long and it's driving me up the wall!
ps everything is plugged in ok and into the right socket!

scheming_gypsy

can you dial a mobile phone from phone dialer?

also check the dialing tone is correct, pulse or tone and make sure that there's no leading number set; ie trying to dial a 9 for an outside line..
Also might be worth checking that it's the right area code so it's not trying to dial international / America rather than the UK +44 setting

Fran

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