You normally connect to the internet using a dial-up connection, but currently you are unable to connect.?

Question

You normally connect to the internet using a dial-up connection, but currently you are unable to connect. What would you check?

Answer 1

a) the cable hasn't come loose, the modem is still connected to the wall
b) no-one is on the phone, and there are no phones off the hook
c) there is a dial tone, so you can actually dial out.
d) your ISP isn't currently experiencing difficulties at their end.
e) that you hadn't changed any dial-up settings recently.

Answer 2

I would check the phone line connections
Also verify with a phone you have a dial tone at
the wall plug
I would replace the cord if connections appeared good
I would double check the baud rate settings for modem
I would verify the phone number in dialer

If that all failed I would reinstall the modem drivers
then if that failed replace the modem

Answer 3

1)check the phone line that runs from the lil box to your computer. connect a phone to the end of it to make sure it works. If it does. then its not the connection line.
2) make sure the connection line fits snugly on the back of the computer.
3) make sure the number you are using to connect is still available. (One time I couldn't connect and after two days, found out the number i normally used wasn't available anymore. I wasn't even told about it..lol. That was interesting).

Answer 4

1) You should check to see if you have spyware because some spyware ties up your resources

or

2)You may only have a wrong modem setting/configuration

or

3)You connection with the modem to the pc is unpluged or not in properly so after you did number 3 restart the pc and it should be good as new