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www.gateway.com • Try another telephone line (either a different telephone number in your house or a telephone line at a different location). If you can connect on this line, call your telephone service to fix the original line. • Try connecting with the modem at a lower connection speed. If reducing the connect speed lets you connect, call your telephone service. The telephone line may be too noisy. You cannot connect to the Internet • The ISP may be having technical difficulties. Contact your ISP for technical support. • See if the modem works with a different communications program. The problem may be with just one program. • Review the troubleshooting information under "Internet" on page 124. Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K Current FCC regulations restrict actual data transfer rates over public telephone lines to 53K. Other factors, such as line noise, telephone service provider equipment, or ISP limitations, may lower the speed even further. If your convertible notebook has a v.90 modem, the speed at which you can upload (send) data is limited to 33.6K. If your convertible notebook has a v.92 modem, the speed at which you can upload data is limited to 48K. Your ISP may not support 48K uploads. Your fax communications program only sends and receives faxes at 14,400 bps when you have a 56K modem Current fax technology only supports a maximum send and receive rate of 14,400 bps. The modem is not recognized by your convertible notebook • Make sure that the line connected to the modem is working and plugged into the appropriate port on your convertible notebook. For the location of your modem jack, see "Right" on page 8. • If the modem shares the telephone line with another device, make sure that the telephone line is not in use (for example, someone is on the telephone, or another modem is in use). • Use a different modem cable. Some telephone cables do not meet required cable standards and may cause problems with the modem connection. 131

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•
Try another telephone line (either a different telephone
number in your house or a telephone line at a different
location). If you can connect on this line, call your
telephone service to fix the original line.
•
Try connecting with the modem at a lower connection
speed. If reducing the connect speed lets you connect,
call your telephone service. The telephone line may be
too noisy.
You cannot connect to the Internet
•
The ISP may be having technical difficulties. Contact
your ISP for technical support.
•
See if the modem works with a different
communications program. The problem may be with
just one program.
•
Review the troubleshooting information under
“Internet” on page 124
.
Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K
Current FCC regulations restrict actual data transfer rates over
public telephone lines to 53K. Other factors, such as line noise,
telephone service provider equipment, or ISP limitations, may
lower the speed even further.
If your convertible notebook has a v.90 modem, the speed at
which you can upload (send) data is limited to 33.6K. If your
convertible notebook has a v.92 modem, the speed at which
you can upload data is limited to 48K. Your ISP may not
support 48K uploads.
Your fax communications program only sends and receives
faxes at 14,400 bps when you have a 56K modem
Current fax technology only supports a maximum send and
receive rate of 14,400 bps.
The modem is not recognized by your convertible notebook
•
Make sure that the line connected to the modem is
working and plugged into the appropriate port on your
convertible notebook. For the location of your modem
jack, see
“Right” on page 8
.
•
If the modem shares the telephone line with another
device, make sure that the telephone line is not in use
(for example, someone is on the telephone, or another
modem is in use).
•
Use a different modem cable. Some telephone cables do
not meet required cable standards and may cause
problems with the modem connection.