>> I reconnected and through the speaker I could hear the dial tone. Before it >> started dialling the number I suddenly heard the modem noise (when the modem >> at the other end answers) then my connection bar at the top right suddenly >> displayed connected before it had even finished. > > >> Then what was even stranger (apart from my dialup taking just a few seconds) >> Internet Connect says that the modem is idle. And that "apparently" I'm not >> connected to anything. > > If the modem attempts to reconnect, it's possible that the dial tone > can confuse it into thinking it's a carrier and connect to it. (300 > baud modems can connect to people whistling, white noise, or pretty > much anything :). It's also possible for the software and the modem > to get out of sync, which is why it thinks it's connected.
It actually did connect though. So all I can think of is that the sound somehow went out of sync. > >> To add to the weirdness. When I started downloading the new version of lime >> wire. It started downloading then half way through I suddenly received a >> message asking me if I'd like to save it to file or configure a helper (as >> if it hadn't started downloading yet) > > This is most likely totally unrelated to your line problems. > >> Bizarre..... I think there are some very strange problems with this phone >> line. Telstra tries to tell me nothings wrong. Why does that surprise me? I >> have picked up the phone at times and have been able to hear other peoples >> conversation as clear as if I had rang them. The technician says this is >> common so be careful if you say something private on the phone because >> thanks to Telstra's wonderful new technologies and crossed lines your next >> door neighbour and ECHELON can listen to your phone calls.........Telstra - >> Making life easier. > > ECHELON can listen to your phone calls pretty much regardless of > Telstra's technologies (well, unless they roll out PGPfone) :) They can do whatever they want. They can read this if they chose. I was just making a joke of it. :) > > Have fun, > Shay
