Tech mystery - my ATT phones are down, ATT Yahoo dsl down, but can access Internet via Firefox. Why? Gotta know?

Tech mystery - my ATT phones are down, ATT Yahoo dsl down, but can access Internet via Firefox. Why? Gotta know!

AT&T scheduled repair service since my phones do not work. Problem traced to outside line. Will take 3-4 days for AT&T tech to show up.

Can't access Internet through AT&T, my ISP provider - nothing happens when I double click AT&T icon. But clicking on the Mozilla Firefox gets me online... How is it possible for Firefox to work, when AT&T doesn't? Have only one phone line.

Same phone jack, same wires, same DSL box, same PC. Er... same electrons, I presume. Everything should be malfunctioning.

But isn't. Gotta know what's going on! Too fascinating to ignore.

Anyone? Thanks! Asked by metahobby 25 months ago Similar questions: Tech mystery ATT phones Yahoo dsl access Internet Firefox Gotta Consumer Electronics > Cell Phones & Accessories.

Similar questions: Tech mystery ATT phones Yahoo dsl access Internet Firefox Gotta.

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1 Sometimes the wireless can catch a signals from outside. So check which network, you're connected to.

Sometimes the wireless can catch a signals from outside. So check which network, you're connected to.

I thought I was connected to AT&T. Mysteriouser and mysteriouser...

3 What whocares said, but another conjecture is that your phone line may not be completely dead. DSL rides on a carrier frequency outside of the voice band. The head end, called a DSLAM, resides between you and the phone company's central office.

If there's a cut in the line between that and the DSLAM, you may have packet service even if you don't have voice.

What whocares said, but another conjecture is that your phone line may not be completely dead. DSL rides on a carrier frequency outside of the voice band. The head end, called a DSLAM, resides between you and the phone company's central office.

If there's a cut in the line between that and the DSLAM, you may have packet service even if you don't have voice.

Metahobby replied to post #3: 4 OK, IchtheosaurusRex. That's something like the AT&T tech said. Voice part gone but data part coming through.

Didn't explain how though. I don't have a wireless connection so it can't be I'm catching an outside signal. So, er... some frequencies can travel over partially damaged wires?

Firefox uses different frequency than IE? Is that the answer? Or am I just comprehensively challenged?

OK, IchtheosaurusRex. That's something like the AT&T tech said. Voice part gone but data part coming through.

Didn't explain how though. I don't have a wireless connection so it can't be I'm catching an outside signal. So, er... some frequencies can travel over partially damaged wires?

Firefox uses different frequency than IE? Is that the answer? Or am I just comprehensively challenged?

IchtheosaurusRex replied to post #4: 5 Yeah, it's like that with your phone line. Not a different frequency for FF; it doesn't care about the datalink part. Neither does IE, but it probably has some different authentication with Yahoo.

DNS settings, probably. I have a rack of books literally a yard wide just on datacom protocols, so I won't try to explain it all.

Yeah, it's like that with your phone line. Not a different frequency for FF; it doesn't care about the datalink part. Neither does IE, but it probably has some different authentication with Yahoo.

DNS settings, probably. I have a rack of books literally a yard wide just on datacom protocols, so I won't try to explain it all.

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