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Question

HELP! On Dial up Connection need asap

Nov 19, 2011 1:04AM PST

Ya i know this is a dah moment but i honestly do not know.....got netzero dial up.

ONLY problem...

I need the stupid cable to conect my modem to the phone jack.....

Problem.....what cable in teck terms do i need? can i use any old cable to connect? for dial up any way.....

can i use a Broadband/ADSL Patch Cable to provide the nessisary cablle wire what ever so that my computer can dial?

Or please tell me exactly what to get.
I am straped for cash big time so the cheeper the better and it has to be a long cable.....and any place that sells them for cheep would be helpfull as well....please help...


I need the answer right away because I don't know if radio shack is open and when and i don't know how long my unlce will be free to take me.

Sorry for spelling errors...i hate these lib comps no spell check.

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oh ho
Nov 19, 2011 2:36AM PST

Never mind your guys are two slow lol and so i am resorted to expensive trial and error....no one seems to want to answer the newbs and so good by.

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When you consider that ...
Nov 19, 2011 4:33AM PST

this is the weekend and not even the moderators are paid to monitor the forums then you begin to realize that these forums are answered as the various forum users come to them

You were only patient enough to wait an hour and 32 minutes before complaining.

In answer to your question for a dial-up modem you need a regular old RG11 telephone cable connected to a wall jack and your computer's MODEM. An RJ11 connector is narrower than a RJ45 (CAT5) cable connector. One of those 25 foot coiled telephone handset cords works nice for RJ11 connections.

This ASSUMES you are in the US as other countries use other connectors in their phone systems such as BS 6312 for British, F-010 for French, TAE for German, and several other connectors in other countries.