Bronco Billy 209 Posted July 2, 2007 We have a Qwest dial-up connection to the internet - we live in too rural of an area for anything else other than satellite, which is too damn expensive. The problem comes when we have large downloads. At our transfer rate, the connection times out before the download completes. I know with the level of intelligence at this board that someone has an easy fix for this problem. We need to be able to extend the connnection time while the computer sits idle downloading. Help? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmarc117 0 Posted July 2, 2007 get rid of the rotary phone for starters........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cre8tiff 5 Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) dial up. : Edited July 2, 2007 by cre8tiff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bronco Billy 209 Posted July 2, 2007 get rid of the rotary phone for starters........ Thanks. That ought to do it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bronco Billy 209 Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) Okay, the barbs about dial up are great guys. It doesn't change the fact that dial-up meets our home computing needs with this exception, so I can't justify spending 4 times as much for a satellite connection. The problem still exists: How do I extend the connection time to allow for large downloads? Edited July 2, 2007 by Bronco Billy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmarc117 0 Posted July 2, 2007 http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,107372-page,1/article.html might help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bronco Billy 209 Posted July 2, 2007 http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,107372-page,1/article.html might help Not bad, but I was hoping more for some idea of going into the internet connection configuration aand allowing for an extended connection time, or something similar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H8tank 0 Posted July 2, 2007 Firefix has a built in file download mgr... I have never tried it with dialup, otherwise, I would suggest using a torrent. Google it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bronco Billy 209 Posted July 2, 2007 Staylive That's sweet. Have you used this? And is this how a connection is terminated through inactivity? Much learning going on here... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bronco Billy 209 Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) Firefix has a built in file download mgr... I have never tried it with dialup, otherwise, I would suggest using a torrent. Google it. Yeah, we've got a download manager, but the connection speed doesn't allow for larger downloads to complete. I was thinking of openig a second window, stopping the download through the download manager, refreshing the second window, then continuing the download. But that requires periodic babysitting. Edited July 2, 2007 by Bronco Billy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmarc117 0 Posted July 2, 2007 a while back, someone put a list of freeware here. havent looked at these, but something might work for u. Download managers: Free Download Manager - http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/ Fresh Download - http://www.freshdevices.com/freshdown.html LeechGet - http://www.leechget.net/en/ Star Downloader - http://www.stardownloader.com/downloads.php Sun Download Manager - http://www.sun.com/download/sdm/index.xml wackget - http://millweed.com/projects/wackget/ wget - http://xoomer.virgilio.it/hherold/ WellGet - http://www.wellget.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bronco Billy 209 Posted July 2, 2007 Thanks, dmarc! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
broncosn05 0 Posted July 2, 2007 Thanks, dmarc! Might want to check polk's recent threads (in the last year?) I think it was him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ursa Majoris 102 Posted July 2, 2007 Yeah, we've got a download manager, but the connection speed doesn't allow for larger downloads to complete. I was thinking of openig a second window, stopping the download through the download manager, refreshing the second window, then continuing the download. But that requires periodic babysitting. I don't get what the actual problem is. As long as you're downloading, the connection is live and should not time out. Is there some limitation your ISP places on connections or is there an error message of some sort? Speed is irrelevant - clearly downloading the Library of Congress will take longer over dial up than broadband but nevertheless it should still download. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bronco Billy 209 Posted July 2, 2007 I don't get what the actual problem is. As long as you're downloading, the connection is live and should not time out. Is there some limitation your ISP places on connections or is there an error message of some sort? Speed is irrelevant - clearly downloading the Library of Congress will take longer over dial up than broadband but nevertheless it should still download. When something is downloading, but there is no other activity (accessing other sites or refreshing the same site), the computer is considered idle and the clock starts on the connection. termination. There is no error message, but it is obviously done to maximize the servers rather than allow users to walk away from an online computer for hours or days at a time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H8tank 0 Posted July 2, 2007 Leave Outlook Express open and have it check mail every 15min. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ursa Majoris 102 Posted July 2, 2007 When something is downloading, but there is no other activity (accessing other sites or refreshing the same site), the computer is considered idle and the clock starts on the connection. termination. There is no error message, but it is obviously done to maximize the servers rather than allow users to walk away from an online computer for hours or days at a time. Ah, so your ISP is setting a timeout then. Any other dialup ISPs in the vicinity that DON'T do this? Any program that goes out to the Internet on a regular basis to check for updates would reset the timeout clock back to zero. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbimm 27 Posted July 2, 2007 Leave Outlook Express open and have it check mail every 15min. Nice idea and would solve the problem no doubt! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max 0 Posted July 3, 2007 Might want to check polk's recent threads (in the last year?) I think it was him. here is polk's thread http://forums.thehuddle.com/index.php?show...amp;hl=freeware Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cunning Linguist 0 Posted July 3, 2007 Alot of ISP's have timeouts built in as a default to keep the bandwidth open. That way there arent unused connections tying the incoming lines up. We've had many clients complain about this problem in the past and we would call their service for them to request they set the timeout to a minimum of 30 minutes or more. They may give you a hard time about it and claim its your system, connection or something else but its a setting they can change for you if you persist. Just tell them you've had a couple IT people check your system and connections and things are fine on your end. Most of the time they'll adjust it for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtomicCEO 4 Posted July 3, 2007 Dial up. Ahhhhh haaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ill Nuts 0 Posted July 3, 2007 Leave Outlook Express open and have it check mail every 15min. This oughta work, or open a browser window to the Drudge report, or any site that forces the client to refresh itself. You might have to change a setting in outlook express under the general tab in options Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bronco Billy 209 Posted July 5, 2007 Thanks to all who helped. Problem solved with the free ware. Much appreciated, guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
