A poor phone line will result in many erroneous transmissions with resultant resends, slow downloading, and perhaps even frequent disconnections. You can place a link to TweakHomePC on your own page. Here's how . Just click here . Some noise always exists on a phone line.
Excessive noise causes increased errors from garbled signals and increases re-transmissions.
Very slow downloads result and, when severe, can cause disconnections when the sending Server simply gives up on the bad connection. Most residential homes have televisions, radios, microwave ovens, VCR's, computer, fridge, and others. Electric motors and mechanical dimmer controls can introduce noise into the electrical wiring in your house and cause problems. If your line noise problem does not go away after repeated hanging up and calling back, then you may be suffering from one of these household problems. First of all, turn everything OFF and see if the noise persists.