internet idle timer

Many of the 'low-cost' nation-wide ISPs require the use of the idle timer.

In exchange for the low cost access, you had to agree to a few restrictions of usage.

These usually include:
Auto-disconnect if idle
Ads
SPAM from Walmart and it's partners

While you may be able to temporarily change the idle time, the only way to enact a permanent change would be to reverse engineer the code that Walmart uses for the connection.

There are a few utilities that promise to maintain your internet connection posted at www.nonags.com

Depending on where you live, there may be local ISP's that DO NOT have the same restrictions.

Where I live, we have 2 local ISPs that provide reasonable low cost access.
Some plans are as low as $5 per month.

For the most part, local ISPs provide ONLY internet access.
They do not install software onto your system.
When you open your browser or e-mail program, you log on with just the Windows DUN log-on and password.

Chas

Iknow my friend lives around the Philedelphia PA area and her ISP called and told her not to use AOL Instant Messenger because it doesn't allow her internet connection to properly idle, even if not signed on. Also, downloading Ad-Aware from www.download.com would be a good idea to kill some of the pop-ups that Walmart might like to generate on your system.

Jeremy Muchler