Networking :: new isp

Ok...
I finally found the live cd I used to install to the thumb...will try when I have a few...if it works then the thumb is messed up.

well...there is nothing wrong with the thumb drive....the solution seems to be that if I drop the port speed down to 19200 then it connects but anything above responds with alarm failed connectscript failed...Oh fun I can chuck the 200 dollar 56k external and use the old 14.4 external...what is up with that.
And more...hotmail tells me to update the browser..on another system it says the same and when I update the browser, they tell me to update the browser...and before I can logout I get disconnected likely due to the slow speed..this is not fun...
what is the solution? use xp with IE..that's not going to happen.
Hmmm.

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