start with the steps below, make sure you have your modem installed correctly, and set the port speed ("maximum speed" in Control Panel-*Modems-*Properties) to 57,600 or 115,200.
             Many of today's modems can recover from significant line noise hits - including the call waiting tone that you may get if you have the call waiting feature on your line.
             If you have call waiting, in most areas, you are able to disable it prior to placing a call by dialing a code (usually *70) before dialing your ISP's number. If a person tries to call you while you are on the net, they will get a busy signal.
             If you don't disable call waiting and your modem doesn't disconnect on the call waiting tone, the caller will hear your phone ringing and ringing and ringing.
             You might be able to get your modem to disconnect on call waiting tone by lowering the modems disconnect on loss of carrier register. Consult your modem documentation for the register and values. Most modems use S10 for the disconnect on loss of carrier with a value of 7(msec); you could try a lower value (down to 1) by adding s10=# in extra settings. Similarly, if you're getting bumped when a call comes in and you
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