Page 1 of Freeserve 2hr cutoff. grrrrr

Can anybody tell me how to avoid the 2 hour restiction that freeserve allow? Or is there no way of doing this? Its very annoying when you are downloading something or are in a conversation on a chatroom.

Best thing u can do is learn to live with a download manager ike Getright... and remember to post brb when times almost up... LOL

I`m not exactly sure but I think there were utilities available that allow you to continue past the two hour limit by some wonderful programming. Problem is that if Freeserve notice the use of such programmes they would warn you then cancel your account,it`s in the terms of the contract I think.
Try using Gozilla or another download manager that will allow you to restart the broken download after reconnecting.
I think that BT actually reserve the right to disconnect after two hours as well and at certain peak demand times even after a shorter period.

norton system works has a connection keep alive on.get it off kazaa

I`m not totally sure but I think there`s 2 kinds of disconnection. One is eg. 2 hours and you have to reconnect and the other is a set time of inactivity (eg 10mins) and you`re off. The `keep connection alive` things do things like move your mouse etc. so they get around the 10 min things. Don`t know about the 2 hour limit.

Ste

i get this damn cut off!

I used to get cut off after 2hrs and then moved to AOL.No cut off time here.Best move I ever made.

You can`t get past the 2 hour cut-off, they just hang up on you after 2 hours, nothing you can do about it.

But for the non-activity cut offs such as if you dont do anything for 5 or 10 minutes, then use an instant messenger service, such as Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, MSN Messenger etc. These `listen` on a port all the time for incoming messages so keep your connection active.

GoZilla etc contain spyware, and should be avoided. You can also set your email program to check for new messages more often ie every 4 minutes instead of the normal 7 minutes, and keep your email program running al the time. This is normally a breach of conditions though. The messenger route is the easiest method.

Mark.

You can actually turn off the inactivity cut-off in ur dial-up networking properties.:

Goto Tools>Internet Options in IE.
Click the Connections tab
Highlight ur dial-up settings in the list
Click settings > will bring up ur configuration
Next to where it displays ur username/pass click ADVANCED
UNCHECK the box next to "diconnect if idle for" or change length of time 2 suit...


Hope this helps anyone.

Sorry to disagree.

But that`s only if you`ve enabled it, it`s a useful feature for people who are on a pay by the minute connection in case they forget to hang up before leaving the computer, so saving their phone bill. Their modem will automatically hangup after the preset amount of non activity.

I think the 5/10mins cut-offs are initiated from the ISP`s end, not your own PC.

Mark.

This item was edited on Sunday, 24th November 2002, 20:52