Increasing the Modem Timeout

If your modem it timing out during file transfers or loading Web Pages, you might try increasing the timeout period.
To change it:

1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / System / CurrentControlSet / Services / Class / Modem / XXXX / Settings
3. Where XXXX is the number of your modem
4. Move to the right panel and double click on Inactivity Timeout
5. The number of minutes for a timeout should be entered between the brackets.
6. For example, a US Robotics Sportster could have S19=<30> to set it to 30 minutes.