http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: USB Modem Dials Up en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:21:46 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/usb-modem-dials-up#post-26265 Tue, 27 May 2008 07:24:51 +0000 LukeTurnbull 26265@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>How Fast Is Your Speed<br /> I Have A Freind On Broadband But She Has To Use A Dial Up Type Connection ? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/usb-modem-dials-up#post-26233 Mon, 26 May 2008 23:03:20 +0000 jd2066 26233@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>It's possible you have a PPPoE connection. PPPoE is a something that uses dial-up style connections over Ethernet (and USB in this case).<br /> You can read more about it at <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPPoE'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPPoE</a><br /> It basicly gives the Internet Provider more features with the connection. Like as that artice says "user authentication, per-user service/control, usage metering, billing, etc."<br /> When I had DSL I didn't have it but I've read some Internet Providers do.<br /> If they require PPPoE to be used then you need that connection to use the service.<br /> If you don't like it you will have to talk to your Internet Provider about it. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/usb-modem-dials-up#post-26203 Mon, 26 May 2008 18:04:04 +0000 whs 26203@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Check in "Netork Connections" whether there is a dial up connection set up. If yes, delete it. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/usb-modem-dials-up#post-26200 Mon, 26 May 2008 17:40:28 +0000 gmorri4 26200@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>This is more annoying than a problem but here goes. I have a USB modem that I use for high speed DSL. I've had it for ages as my old PC didn't have Ethernet connections. For some reason it's always popped up the dial up dialog when I first connect to the internet. I then have to wait about the same amount of time that you would wait if you were using a dial up modem. Does anyone know why this is happening? Once I connect I'm fine but it's a bit of a pain if I want to start up my PC and jump on quick to check something. </p>