After aggravation with modem connects early in the
morning (around 4 or 5am),
I was wondering: it seems like the connections are somehow poorer at that
time -- are the lines lower-quality at off-peak hours?
Where do you live?
Older telco cable is prone to temperature changes, causing piss poor
connections.
It could be that your cable or local cabinet is just suffering from cold
weather.
-chris
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