If you try to use the Windows dialer, you'll connect with AOL's local modems, but when it comes time to sign in, AOL's network won't understand what your computer is saying because you're not using its software. That's why you get that error message. Then, you can launch the browser of your choice and start to surf. Q. I know you're probably sick of Napster questions, but no one has been able to answer this one for me yet. Since I'm on a 56K modem, this is irritating, because it takes a long time and I have to start over.
Chances are, it's deliberate.
As I've written in past columns on Napster, the music-file sharing program really is a broadband application. Most MP3 music files are at least 2 to 3 megabytes, and those that are recorded at higher quality can be two to three times that size. It takes a long time to download files that big over a simple modem. You'll almost always get faster downloads if you connect to users with faster connections, such as T1, T3, cable or DSL lines. But a lot of high-speed users don't like modem users connecting to their systems because the resulting downloads take so long.