Connection Keeper

Surprisingly as it may sound, dial-up connections still exist and are being used nowadays, particularly in rural and very remote areas without access to cable. The main problem with dial-up is the fact that it is a rather unstable, and you are always at risk of losing the connection, if the system detects you are idle.

Connection Keeper is a tool especially designed for dial-up connections mimics internet browsing at random intervals, preventing the connection from appearing idle and stopping ISPs from dropping the connection due to inactivity.

The program packs a rugged interface that can make you reminisce of the early 1990s. The interface consists of four 4 and a status bar located on the top area of the GUI where you can check out if your connection is active. The Settings tab is the one you will work with the most, as there you can specify details about the connection, query or get an error report, where you can inspect what went wrong.

A noteworthy feature of the tool is the automatic redialing, where the app checks for the status of the connection and re-connects automatically. The result is that you get to browse the Internet without the feeling that your connection keeps dropping once every few minutes.

You will be happy to learn that the tool includes extra tools to make your experience as smooth as possible. One useful function is the popup window management that prevents annoying windows invading your screen and using bandwidth when entering certain websites. The tool employs various methods, such as simulating button clicks, keystrokes, sending window messages, or forced termination, to close these windows seamlessly.

In the eventuality that you live in an area where a cabled Internet connection is impossible and are forced to use dial-up, then perhaps you can consider giving Connection Keeper a try.