I have been setting up a new TIME pc for a friend and discovered that you are blocked from adding a second ISP(Time preconfigures SUPANET). I have spoken to Time who say that this is indeed what they do and you must de optimise the modem. I have tried using their instructions for doing this but it does not work. Can anyone cast any light on what needs to be done on the pc to overcome this. It also begs the question "is this legal"?. If I am in the wrong forum no doubt someone will let me know
Time and the Internet
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I WOULD SAY RUBBISH thats marketing to get you onto thier ISP or associates YOU CAN add ANY isp manually as long as you have the dialup number user name and password and or account details that every isp gives you just add a new dialup setting in start/settings/network connections in XP use the WIZARD to set it up and give it what details it askes .. and use that from now on to connect/dialup also in internet explorer goto tools/internet options and connections and change the default connection to the new isp and either delete or disable the supernet connection thats there 
deoptimise is a load of rubbish too the modem settings have nothing to do with what isp u use merely the way it uses ANY connection they should work fine for both/any unless stated by the isp that its needed !?
deoptimise is a load of rubbish too the modem settings have nothing to do with what isp u use merely the way it uses ANY connection they should work fine for both/any unless stated by the isp that its needed !?
Sorry Viper,
But I have set up many a pc for internet as you describe, unfortunately, when you do this now on a new pc from Time it will not allow you to dial any other ISP, you get a message immediately telling you cannot connect. Support at Time told me that they do this on purpose, and you must go through this procedure they call de optimising. There is no doubt, the pc in its present form, out of the box, will only let you configure Supanet.
Cheers
Tom
But I have set up many a pc for internet as you describe, unfortunately, when you do this now on a new pc from Time it will not allow you to dial any other ISP, you get a message immediately telling you cannot connect. Support at Time told me that they do this on purpose, and you must go through this procedure they call de optimising. There is no doubt, the pc in its present form, out of the box, will only let you configure Supanet.
Cheers
Tom
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm maby need to uninstall all traces of supernet you can find and remove any in the registery ?!
you shouldnt really be held hostage to supernet because TIME say so !? is it down in black and white as part of the contract when the machine was bought !?
you shouldnt really be held hostage to supernet because TIME say so !? is it down in black and white as part of the contract when the machine was bought !?
One of the more brutal install CD's for another ISP, ( but please, NOT AOL ) ought to resolve it - the Freeserve Install CD was often criticised for sweeping all else before, but then most of them make themselves default for everything.
I forget which other one I always kept a few spare CDs of, since everyone reckoned it did a good job of unpicking the mess left by others.
Do they do a special deal, cheaper calls or something (perhaps with a prefix dialled by the modem)?
http://www.itreviews.co.uk/forum/2498
Now that's bizarre - are they actually providing a f**ked up modem driver to make the tie-up?
http://www.itreviews.co.uk/forum/3419
Read ALL the relevant messages - and cross TIME / TINY / The computer store or whatever else this group calls themselves off your purchasing plans - they are also the kings of hyping - "128 Mb Geforce 4 graphics" - Yep! it's the onboard of the Nforce2, beaten by a decent £30 graphics card, and robbing that 128Mb from the system RAM.
Losers!
I forget which other one I always kept a few spare CDs of, since everyone reckoned it did a good job of unpicking the mess left by others.
Do they do a special deal, cheaper calls or something (perhaps with a prefix dialled by the modem)?
http://www.itreviews.co.uk/forum/2498
Now that's bizarre - are they actually providing a f**ked up modem driver to make the tie-up?
http://www.itreviews.co.uk/forum/3419
Read ALL the relevant messages - and cross TIME / TINY / The computer store or whatever else this group calls themselves off your purchasing plans - they are also the kings of hyping - "128 Mb Geforce 4 graphics" - Yep! it's the onboard of the Nforce2, beaten by a decent £30 graphics card, and robbing that 128Mb from the system RAM.
Losers!
http://www.itreviews.co.uk/forum/3461 - Been reading some more - looks like a solid solution.
And yes, GET BBC TV's "WATCHDOG" invloved - and post about it on other forums such as Net4Nowt's http://www.net4nowt.com (main site).
These jerks have gone TOO FAR - I've seen Supanet plastered all over their machines before, but never this disgraceful interference.
There were once some "Internet + PC" deals, but I have a feeling they fell just as flat as "Metronomy" - the free PC for viein their adverts and using there ISP etc.
And yes, GET BBC TV's "WATCHDOG" invloved - and post about it on other forums such as Net4Nowt's http://www.net4nowt.com (main site).
These jerks have gone TOO FAR - I've seen Supanet plastered all over their machines before, but never this disgraceful interference.
There were once some "Internet + PC" deals, but I have a feeling they fell just as flat as "Metronomy" - the free PC for viein their adverts and using there ISP etc.