Reasons and steps to avoid your ISP dialer software
If you use a dialup internet connection, chances are you are using a dialer software from your ISP. New customers of PeoplePC, AOL, Yahoo SBC Dialup and Netzero are usually instructed to use a dialer program to connect to the internet. The best way to use a dialup internet service, however, is to create a basic connection yourself and avoid using any dialer software. Here I will explain why you should avoid using dialup programs provided by your ISP and how you can surf the web using a simpler and a safer method.
A dialer software dials into another computer to give you internet connectivity. Many ISPs these days release dialer software that comes bundled with unnecessary extra features. This results in the bandwidth being wasted and the computer slowing down. PeoplePC dialer, for example, always keeps a window open that shows ads and links in the form of their website. If you close this window, you get disconnected automatically.
You can easily bypass the dialer software and go online by creating a dialup connection yourself. I will use Microsoft Windows as an example OS for this:
go to your “Control panel” and double click on the “Network Connections” icon. Then, click on “Create a new connection” to open the “New Connection Wizard.” You will be asked about the type of connection you want and the way you want to connect. Choose the “Connect to the Internet” and “Set up my connection manually” options respectively. You will then be asked about the nature of your connection hardware. Choose “Connect using a dial-up modem” option for this.
This will create a dialup connection for you in the network connections area of the control panel. Simply double click this connection and enter the following three pieces of information whenever you want to start connecting to your ISP:
Information you need to connect to your ISP
- Your ISP username that you chose while signing up
- Your ISP password that you chose while signing up
- A local access number to dial into
A local access number is a number you dial into to get an internet connection. I have listed below the local access numbers for some major ISPs within the United States to help you:
List of local access numbers for a few major ISPs
- AOL dialup access numbers
- AT&T and SBC Yahoo dialup access numbers
- Earthlink dialup access numbers
- Fry’s dialup access numbers
- NetZero dialup access numbers
Sometimes it is not easy to find local access numbers for an ISP through their website. For example, I could not find a list of access numbers on the PeoplePC website. If you run into a similar situation, follow these four steps to find a list of local access numbers:
4 steps to find out local access numbers for your ISP
- Install the ISP dialer program.”What!? I was just told that it’s the most evil thing in the world!“, you are thinking. Do not worry. We will remove the dialer program in the fourth step.
- Use the dialer software to find a list of local access numbers. The dialer software will show you a list of local access numbers before it connects you to the internet.
- Write down all the local access numbers for later reference.
- Uninstall the dialer software.
You now have a list of local access numbers you can use to connect to the internet. Whenever you feel like surfing the web, simply go into your network connections area and open the connection you created. The benefits of taking this route are simple: you save time by connecting in fewer steps, you do not install any additional programs that you do not need, and you end up saving a little bit bandwidth.
I hope this helps you in some way. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know either via email or by posting a comment here. Thank you for reading this. 
Updates
I am getting several e-mails from many people asking questions about the direct dialing route I post above. I will slowly add updates to this page to include any questions that may help you successfully dial into your ISP without using your ISP’s dialer software.
February 15th, 2007 - 9:05 am PST
The following question was sent to me by a wonderful reader who said that basically they could not connect directly to PeoplePC using my method above when they used their usernames which otherwise worked well when used in the PeoplePC dialer software. If you enter your username and it gets denied, try entering your full PeoplePC or your ISP e-mail address in the login box [like username@peoplepc.com ] . That should solve the issue. If you are using your e-mail to login, try entering only your username [username instead of username@peoplepc.com ]. Basically you are switching the two to see if you can login, and in most cases, you will be able to login without further issues. Thank you.
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( January 12th, 2007 at 5:36 pm )
Wow! Nice! Too bad I don’t use dialup. Or maybe it should be “I’m glad I don’t use dialup”. LOL. But hmm… Maybe I can refer people over to this entry?! Hehe. Too bad I can’t refer my offline friends, since then they can find my site…
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( January 13th, 2007 at 1:43 pm )
Heh. I got back and am on cable modem again, and the faster speed seems like a blessing in some ways, saving a lot of time.
About referring people, make sure you refer all your online friends. Thanks.
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( January 21st, 2007 at 5:19 pm )
Hi, I’m having a problem with this method. I manage to log on (the little icon in the system tray says so) but I can’t go to websites or anything. Does anybody know the reason for this?
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( January 21st, 2007 at 7:22 pm )
Hello. What ISP are you using? What error do you get when you try to connect to any website? Are you using the dialer software or the method mentioned above?
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( January 22nd, 2007 at 5:26 pm )
HOORAH!
Thanks SO much for offering this information! I was a Houston’s Everyone’s Internet customer for almost 10 yrs (no DSL available in the boonies, where I am)…and then EV1 sold out to PeoplePC *big frown*. I’ve ALWAYS hated going through the task manager to “dial in” to ANY ISP (I tried AOL once and they continued drafting my bank account AFTER I cancelled! It was such a pain to straighten that out!): PeoplePC (along with others that work in this fashion) slows my puter down, attaches spyware, and many, many more things I abhor!
When I called PeoplePC after the switch the rep actually LIED to me and told me that I could not connect through Network Connections (and, duh, I believed them!). NOW, I am SO pleased that I can connect normally.
It’s unfortunate, though, that they still kick me off *GRRRR*, often when I’m right in the middle of something and I LOSE EVERYTHING! HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY THAT?? I suppose I could understand if they detected that there wasn’t any active usage- but that’s not the case- AND that they don’t offer any FTP uploads- instead they only offer the “build your own page/space” with a “especially for dummies” outline- when I completely prefer to build my own pages from scratch with HTML and Frontpage, and then to upload them FTP - not to mention, they don’t offer storage for photos or files!
Although I voiced my complaints to PeoplePC via telephone, and I have to admit- they DID offer me a “new customer” discount (which I probably should have gotten in the first place)..I’m still strongly considering changing to a smaller/local dial-up ISP.
Thanks again for the heads up!
Michelle
Porter, Texas
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( January 24th, 2007 at 1:32 am )
Michelle, thanks for sharing that information. It is really helpful. I am glad I could be of any help.
ISP’s usually justify kicking users off after a long time stating that most customers do not use the internet continuously for a long time without disconnecting, and thus they disconnect users too.
Good thing you got the new customer discount. As for still getting disconnected, try a few different numbers each time you go online. You might find a number that does not disconnect you, or a number that allows you to stay connected for longer duration of times compared to other numbers.
I am personally still keeping the PeoplePC account as I travel quite often. I will report here if I run into any problems when I cancel their service. I hope I don’t run into any issues. Did you get all your money back [the money they charged you even when you had canceled]?
Thanks for visiting the site and for sharing your story. I hope your issues are gone by now.
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( January 28th, 2007 at 3:52 pm )
Nope, no refunds at all!, which is why I truly think AOL is the biggest scam ISP out there!
Ever since, I’ve tried your method my PeoplePC experience has been tremendously better! So, I might just have to stick around awhile and just find a FTP server for my HTML *big smile*!
Thanks again!
Michelle
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( January 28th, 2007 at 6:26 pm )
That is strange. No wonder many people used to complain about them.
I am happy to hear your PeoplePC experience is better because of my above method. If you are looking to edit your own html, have you tried some free services like blogspot or livejournal? Are you looking to setup a simple site or something with a blog and stuff?
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( January 30th, 2007 at 10:34 pm )
hey i m having problem with creating dialer from windows xp.
My problem is: when try to create a new connection from then Network connection window > new connection wizard opens but when i press next> it doesnt proceed to next step (nothing happens)… so how can i create my dialer ??
any suggestion.?
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( January 30th, 2007 at 10:53 pm )
Hi Sakib. That is indeed strange.
The network connection wizard not proceeding normally is probably because of no option being selected or Windows itself experiencing some issues with your modem, among a few other scenarios. If you could post here what options you see [on the page where the next button doesn't do anything] and what options you choose, I can try to recreate the situation on my computer and see what is the reason. Thank you.
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( January 31st, 2007 at 12:26 am )
Hey bes i have posted a jpg image for your information so that u can atleast realize whats the situation actually happeining. hope u got that already….
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( January 31st, 2007 at 1:55 am )
Sakib, thank you for your email. I got the snapshot you sent me. It is indeed very weird. What version of XP do you have [home, professional, with or without SP2, etc] and also, what version of Internet Explorer do you have?
You can try two things:
1 : Inside the network connection wizard, choose the 2nd option “Connect to the network at my workplace” and proceed with entering the information as mentioned in my post above. See if that works.
2 : Depending on your version of Internet Explorer, you can create a new dial-up connection from within Internet Explorer. In your Internet Explorer, go to the following menu options:
Tools — > Internet Options — > Connections — > “Add.”
Clicking the “Add..” button should start the network connection wizard. From there try to see if you can proceed using the “Connect to the Internet” option, and if not, try the 2nd option “Connect to the network at my workplace” and click the next button to see if you can proceed without any issues.
Hope that works. Please let me know. For users who are reading this, following is the cropped image sent to me by Sakib. The “Next” button in the image below does not do anything when Sakib clicks on it. If you know what the issue is or may have a suggestion, please let us know. Thank you.
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( January 31st, 2007 at 7:27 pm )
i have tried >>internet explorer> Tools — > Internet Options — > Connections — >
“Add.” which doesnt work as like before.
I also have tried >> “Connect to the network at my workplace” which
creates the same situation as it does for the previous selection. Next
button doesnt proceed……
I have checked all windows services like : ( remote procedure call,
all are started and running…
Network connection, plug & play, com event system, Remote access
connection manager, telephoney…
I have also executed these following command :
regsvr32 netshell.dll
regsrv32 netcfgx.dll
regsvr32. netman.dll
from the command line…
but still not working……..
I use windows xp professional.
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( February 1st, 2007 at 11:30 pm )
Sakib, I have tried some things and so far do not have a solution. I will update this when I find something. In the meantime, any other user who may have any suggestion or comment about this, please let us know here. I would really appreciate it.
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( February 3rd, 2007 at 11:10 am )
BES-
I simply need a server that will allow me to upload .jpg images and .htm pages. I’ve found a couple of free ones out there (but I do realize that free sometimes means unreliable-it does cost them overhead). I “self-taught” myself HTML (and a bit of flash) a few years ago and I truly enjoy sitting around and building a friendly page catered to my designs occasionally. But most importantly I need a reliable server to store my images for online newgroups that I use often. Thanks again!
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( February 4th, 2007 at 4:30 pm )
Michelle, many servers allow that, and you can get hosting that supports hotlinking on a wide scale also. Many hosts do not allow the space to be used as an image dump, so places like photbucket and some paid hosting services actually provide what you need, though the hosting services can become a bit expensive.
If you will have a website also, many blog sites have hostees [getting free hosting]. If you want to host your pictures only that you can directly link to, photobucket or try a google search for “Image hosting” without the quotes. That will show you a lot of services.
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( February 9th, 2007 at 3:31 pm )
Sakib, I have been trying a few things and so far, I am not sure of the reason for such a behavior. do you have IE 7? Do you have a way to download and install IE 7? It comes with a separate type of connection utility built in and that might solve the issue.
Michelle, I realized that you can get free hosting from many bloggers if you already have a site [I know a few], and you can use something like flickr.com to host images offsite if you are willing to link to them directly all the time.
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( February 12th, 2007 at 3:20 pm )
Sakib,
Just to attempting to pass the favor along
. (btw, thanks Bes)
Have you changed or altered your registry lately? Using a registry program or Run>regedit?
Have you performed any upgrades, say 98 to XP or XP to XP PRO?
From what I’ve researched, it’s could (and I hope it isn’t) be a registry error *ugh*
A suggestion that you could try first, and I would do this, just to avoid messing with the registry..is to download and run a free spyware program called ADAWARE it’s free at cnet.com. You could also run Spybot- also free. These programs will show if any unauthorized changes have been made to your registry.
My first thought (and hopefully it’s this simple- I don’t mean to sound like your unintelligent- forgive me if I have):
Make sure you are logged on as an administrator- it may not let you access this part of the software if you aren’t logged on in this manner. This can happen especially in office environments.
Here are some sites- see if they apply to you:
Microsoft Support article
AND/OR
Plus.net Article
(at the above site: scroll down to #10 Fix the XP Connection Wizard)
I do hope it’s NOT a registry problem. As you know, any changes to your registry are done at your own risk, but I always warn in any case.
Hope I’ve helped..
Michelle
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( February 12th, 2007 at 5:46 pm )
Excellent advice Michelle!
Thank you for helping, I really appreciate it.
Sakib, here are the urls to the two nice programs Michelle mentioned:
Adaware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html
and Spybot:
http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html
When you have these programs installed, try to see if you can run the built-in updates they have. That will allow you to have the latest security updates for both programs.
Good luck, and please let us know how it goes. Thanks again Michelle.
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( February 12th, 2007 at 8:19 pm )
Thanks u two bro….
i have been facing this problem form the very beginning of my windows installation for that pc. So it’s certain that I didn’t make any registry change up there. What i think is: probably some system file missing during my windows installation which i didn’t follow during installation. (Possibility)
u know i m running on office environment and that pc already have Symantec 10.1 installed, which updates automatically after 1 day through server and i have some restrictions on installing program like: ad ware (there is a possibility of its making conflict with existing anti virus), I have also tried restoring system file by the command: SFC (system file checker) which has no effect so far.
What ever Thanks again..
sakib
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( February 13th, 2007 at 12:10 pm )
Sakib, a question: is that the only program where you cannot click the “next” button or does that happen in other environments also?
If this is on your office computer, I am assuming there is a slight possibility that your office network permissions is set to deny anyone from creating a new network. Are you trying to create a dial-up account from your office computer?
Michelle, if you are still interested in hosting, please contact me. I have some alternatives [paid ones] that might suit your needs [both for image hosting and normal file hosting].
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( February 13th, 2007 at 7:32 pm )
helo bes,
ya this is the only programe where i cant click next, all other
programe is runing fine except this one. and i have the administrative
previllage so there is no chance that any policy will prevent me from
creating new network.
regards.
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( February 16th, 2007 at 6:53 am )
Hi Sakib, thanks for updating us with that info. Please keep us updated. This is a very strange problem and I hope a solution is found soon.
Question: are you trying to setup a dial-up access to use your office computer to connect to the internet via a dial-up company or do you already have net access on office computers and are trying to do this for your home computer?
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( February 21st, 2007 at 9:08 am )
Thanks for the tip Bes. I’m trying to fix my Aunt’s setup with PeoplePC since the dialer software seems broken after updating to IE7. I plan to try the windows dialer, but was wondering if there will be any problems since she uses Outlook Express for e-mail. I believe the peoplepc software configured it when she first setup the account. Will OE still connect the same with either dial-up method?
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( February 21st, 2007 at 11:18 am )
Hi Bamadude, thanks for visiting and participating.
Outlook Express should still be able to connect without any issues. Please try running OE when connected with the alternative dialing method and see if it works. You can keep PeoplePC dialer software installed while you try this out, and if everything works, you can remove PeoplePC dialer and see if things still work. OE itself only needs a connection to the internet in order to retrieve messages, so I am hoping connecting via different methods should have no effect on OE getting your Aunt’s e-mails.
Please let me know how it goes. Thank you.
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( February 22nd, 2007 at 8:04 am )
Short story: The windows dialer is working now. My mistake before reading your article was not putting @peoplepc.com on the end of the user name so I couldn’t log in. Outlook worked just fine like you said. Thanks again for the helpful article.
The Painful Saga: If you’ve ever seen the movie Christmas Vacation, I pretty much wanted to go off like Chevy Chase when his boss cheated him on his bonus check. I almost set that computer on fire. PeoplePC dialer software is the biggest load of junk I’ve ever seen. The problem started after IE7 was installed. Afterward the dialer would not work and could not be uninstalled, nor reinstalled. After hours of fighting with it I ended up uninstalling IE7 and finally got to uninstall the dialer. Add to all this that my Aunt’s computer has 256MB ram and exceeds that by far on startup so every reboot took forever as well as doing pretty much anything (it should be against the law for computer manufacturers to put so little ram in a PC). I’m glad it’s over. Again thanks for the very helpful tip because without it we would still be dealing with that evil software.
Regards,
Bamadude
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( February 22nd, 2007 at 11:56 am )
Thanks for the nice comment and the explanation Bamadude. That should help other users also.
Yes, 256mb ram is too low for many computing tasks these days, though I see many manufacturers still producing and selling such systems at high prices.
Congratulations on being able to log into PeoplePC using the alternative dialing method.
Now you can uninstall the unneeded software. I am happy that my article was able to help you in some manner. 
Thanks again Bamadude. Hope to see you around the site.
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( March 27th, 2007 at 4:36 pm )
BES:
I followed your instructions for creating my own ISP dialer to connect to PeoplePC.com and it worked beautifully. You have saved my computer from crashing one more time. The PeoplePCsoftware I downloaded from the web has some things that do not work and I ordered a disk to try a clean install.
You said to uninstall the PeoplePC dialer but did provide any specific directions. Please tell me how to do this.
Georgi
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( April 5th, 2007 at 9:48 am )
Georgi, thanks for taking the time to write that comment. I really appreciate it. I apologize for the late reply. I was traveling and got back recently.
I am happy that the instructions worked! There is a very easy way to uninstall the PeoplePC dialer: in your control panel. Go to:
Control Panel
Add/Remove Programs
PeoplePC Dialer [double click it or click it and then click on uninstall]
That is it. That should remove the software. Restart the computer and you are all done!
Please let me know how it goes. Thanks again for coming and reading what I wrote.
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( June 17th, 2007 at 9:58 am )
Thanks for the article! I am now successfully off of that nasty PeoplePC software
If it can help some others, I found PeoplePC’s local number listings:
http://www.peoplepcoffer.com/searchform.html
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( June 17th, 2007 at 1:07 pm )
Thanks for sharing Aaron.
Do you notice any difference after connecting using the alternate method?
I would also suggest that people using the above search form, that Aaron listen, enter their area codes and a bogus phone number [the remaining digits after the first 3 area code digits]. That way, they can remain anonymous and not divulge their real phone number to anyone.
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( June 18th, 2007 at 7:43 am )
I haven’t been able to stop disconnects, but, I have a generic modem from 1998 AD.
I called peoplepc and they suggested that I change local ac # and use this (generic) string code in the modem +MS=V34,0
Unfortunately; there are still disconnects.
The solution is to use either DSL or CABLE to stop disconnects.
Another student got cable for computer and TV; so, we’re going to try and network and share the expenses
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( June 18th, 2007 at 8:12 pm )
Thanks for sharing, college. I think the disconnection is hard coded into the connection servers, for some weird, unknown reason. There are many possibilities, but talking to PeoplePC customer support results in different answers. Did you face any problems trying to cancel the service?
Sharing cable ‘net can be good; it probably won’t disconnect as much as PeoplePC or other dial-ups, and pricing should be the same if you are sharing, and speeds of course much faster.
Thanks for the comment college.
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( September 19th, 2007 at 1:23 pm )
We have peoplepc because we’re so far out in the hills we can’t get broadband. I disconnect when I’m not going to need to be online for an hour, or overnight, unless I have a big download to do. I disconnect when we leave home. I do this because I’m a nice guy, and I don’t want to tie up the (dedicated) phone line and the server at peoplepc.
My connection is set to reconnect again right away, so it serves them no purpose.
This timed out disconnect of theirs is fraud. I have to run a download manager with a resume function in order to DL big files. I didn’t sign up with them to get cut off every so often. That wasn’t part of the offer I accepted from them. Peoplepc’s official response is gratuitous sniveling from some oily PR parasite.
No more Mr. nice guy, it’s time to be rude back at’cha.
Here’s what I think we should all do, if you don’t mind tying up your phone line:
Make sure that your connection is set to reconnect.
Control Panel - Network Connections - Right-click the People PC connection - choose Properties - Options tab - Check “Redial if line is dropped.” You can also adjust the time between attempts, if you like. OK your way back out and reboot. Now it will do them no good to disconnect you, since you’ll be back in a minute.
Of course you won’t solve the problem of your getting disconnected, but it will pressure these liars to quit screwing us over.
Of course, the second thing to do is to stay connected 24 -7. Don’t be nice to rude selfish people.
Thirdly, my telephone line will be connected constantly. Our telephone company won’t like that. We have Windstream, and as soon as I get done writing this I’m going to send them a copy and ask what they think. I strongly recommend that y’all do the same with your own telco. They are innocent bystanders in this, and will probably get after PPC to quit that, if there’s enough of us. Please e-mail this to anyone you know who uses peoplepc.
Shark
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( October 29th, 2007 at 1:17 pm )
Shark, thank you for the response. Sorry for the late response, by the way; I am catching up to a lot of things now.
Yes, when you sign up, they do not mention anything about automatic disconnect times. You are paying for “unlimited internet“, as they claim. You should get unlimited internet in return.
I do not know much about Windstream, but if you have an unlimited calling plan, won’t phone companies not do anything, in theory? I wonder if there are any stories online of people calling others too much, through landlines, and getting warnings or something from the company telling the customer/caller to keep the call volume or length of calls down, even if someone has an unlimited calling plan.
What you are asking is taking an action o deliberately send a message in mass numbers by actually using what you are paying for, and I love it. The bigger many companies get the more they ignore customers. Call PeoplePC support line and see if you can find anyone answering the phone in a happy voice; instead of a happy or a normal or serious tone, they have an angry-serious tone, as if you bothered them. It is as if they are doing you a favor. But of course, many other companies are like that too.
I wonder if phone companies will do anything, as you suggest and hope, regarding PeoplePC or other similar companies, since doing so may result in some legal action by PeoplePC against such phone companies [for the phone companies supporting angry ISP users]?
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( November 3rd, 2007 at 6:49 am )
A heads up for those of you who cannot connect through the method listed above and for those who cannot get the other suggestion about automatically reconnecting (by using network connections, also listed above).
you may need to use this format in order to get connected the way previously described. Enter in your username box the following format:
isp#6username@peoplepc.com (where username is your username of course). Now, go and get a program that redials automatically on disconnect like CiDial and you’ll be all set. I use peer to peer software and can now stay online for days even though peoplepc disconnects me every 3hrs 50 min. CiDial automatically reconnects me and the downloads keep going. Automatically reconnecting using the networks connection method above didn’t work for me so I use this method. Flawless. Hope this helps someone and screw peoplepc!
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( November 4th, 2007 at 1:35 pm )
Thanks Stu, I really appreciate it.
To everyone else, Stu is referring to CiDial by Aldensoft, a free program for Windows to automatically redial any number in order to stay connected.
What kind of peer to peer software do you use, if I may ask? Your solution sounds good, as if disconnection cannot be avoid, one can have a software automatically reconnect, immediately, causing probably only about 10-30 seconds of no connection in between sessions.
Thanks!
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( November 14th, 2007 at 5:30 pm )
Thank you for this. Taking that people-pc-trash out of the picture let me share my internet connection with my linux box.. I thought I’d never get it to work correctly.. I want you to know, you have my gratitude. I’ll be sharing this website with everyone I know who has PeopleP-screwyou-C.
And as for the idea on thier disconnecting spree after 4 hours.. They say it’s because of thier users not using the internet more than an hour.. Like 95% percent doesn’t… Bullcrap, I pay for the service, I want it to stay on as long as I need it.
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( November 17th, 2007 at 11:10 am )
Bes:
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I use Emule. Always have loved the simplicity of it and I can find anything I am looking for. Literally tons if users. I highly recommend it. Glad I could help some others with their dial up too.
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( November 25th, 2007 at 9:50 am )
Hi, i have a problem. My internet keeps taking me out after the 4 hours use. I have peoplepc and is there anyway to do something about that so that i can stay on for longer that 4 hours
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( December 1st, 2007 at 8:20 am )
Thanks for helping me get rid of that buggy BartShell that PeoplePC uses.
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( February 6th, 2008 at 1:35 pm )
[Sorry for the delay in comments everyone]
Steve-O, thanks for the comment. I also agree with the idea of doing something I want to do, and not refraining from something simply because the majority of the population refrains from the same thing. If I want to stay connected 24×7, I am paying for it and I do not care if the other people stay connected 23×7, when it comes to thinking as to whether or not my action is justified.
The dialer itself adds a lot of bytes to kilobytes of data every minute or so, which can be a huge amount of data for many people on dial-up. How is your linux box working so far? How is your connection overall: better than before?
Stu, thanks for clarifying. How is your Emule running on dial-up?
Victor, thanks for coming and asking the question. If you remove the PeoplePc dialer software as mentioned above and try to connect to different servers, you might be able to connect to a server which will not disconnect you so soon. The windows dialer software can also be configured to dial in immediately in case of a disconnection, hopefully enabling a much faster reconnection than is possible with the PeoplePC software. That way, some programs that use the internet connection may simply assume that the incoming data is taking a while to come. Other programs will be able to resume faster too.
Are you still having the issue?
Steve Gentry, thanks for the comment. How is the connection going for you so far?
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( May 1st, 2008 at 9:52 pm )
dear moitchelle
good work youredoing. pls i need to know how i can teach myself some basic computer skills learn at home kinda thing. what softwares are available on net and how can i get a company that hires and train from scratch at the same time- build a career you know
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( May 2nd, 2008 at 8:56 pm )
Hi Tayo.
Thank you for your comment. Hmmm, your comment seems to be asking something which I do not understand fully: I apologize for that.
What kind of computer skills and career are you looking for? Also, I could not find anyone named “moitchelle” in the above comments. Did you mean Michelle instead?
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( October 1st, 2008 at 5:06 pm )
Hey BES, It’s Steve-O again. I wanted to come back and reply before, but really haven’t had any time at all! I will say, the elimination of the bartshell stuff really was helpful. It also made the connection a lot stronger as it didn’t have near as much of a problem sharing. The linux box also ran quite well on it while I had it. I’ve since then switched over to Hughesnet. I will say, Satellite internet sucks pretty bad compared to most DSL or Cable type connections but it’s better than the dial-up I was using. This area has some really bad phone lines. During any type of rain I couldn’t hold a connection at all, and if it was windy at all, you might as well forget it.
Now, even in most predominant storms I have a solid connection. Only one in a while will a storm destroy my connection. And the slowest it’s ever been has been more than 5x my old 26.4kbps connection. Even in the most highest times of usage it doesn’t give me much of a hassle. And connection sharing is nice, specially with my wireless router and my laptop. It’s like having a cable connection only no gaming and not near the speed. But I can watch youtube video’s without pausing for a half hour!
And MP3’s download in less than a minute usually. I’m happy with it, and it really helped me with my online schooling as I don’t have to skip the video sessions!
Thanks again bud!
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( October 13th, 2008 at 6:26 pm )
My cousin has netscape and her computer stopped being able to log onto certain sites on the internet.
I uninstalled Netscape (HUGE MISTAKE) and now the computer will dial in…but won’t allow you to go on the internet using either Mozilla or IE…
Suggestions?? Before I burn it in epogee??
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( October 17th, 2008 at 7:25 am )
I still use dial up from hotels and when I’m away from home
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( February 11th, 2009 at 2:08 am )
I have NetZero and have been trying to use this method to create a connection with them. It does not seem to be working very well. I can set up the connection easy enough with Windows XP connection wizard and connect to the internet, but then the only Web site I can access is the NetZero site itself. Also, when I click the icon to connect after a couple of days of not using it the dialogue has changed. It has become a small window with only one place to enter a number; it has the numbers 2222 in the space. There is no place to enter your user name, password or anything else.
I’m wondering if the software developers have caught on and figured out a way to make it so you have to use their software. I’m finding out that NetZero is not totally free after all. When you connect with their software you get a banner ad that takes up half your screen, with bells and whistles flashing and you can’t get rid of it.
It looks like the last post here was a while ago, hopefully someone is still around.
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