Disconnected frequently try this

[offcut]

If you get disconnected frequently, try this extra modem setting it should help:

Go to Modems in Control Panel (Start > Settings > Control Panel)
From Modems select Properties, select the Connection Tab, click the Advanced button
In the Extra settings dialogue box, enter S10=50
This will force the modem to stay connected without a carrier, up to 5 seconds.

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[heemoth]

There are also some tweaks you can do to the registry to increase modem connection performance over on http://www.regedit.com follow the link to performance tweaks. It's supposed to speed up the connection - I havn't noticed a great deal of performance increase, but I don't think i've been disconnected once since ;)