Modem Already In Use Problem Connecting To Internet

Modem Already In Use Problem Connecting To Internet

If your computer shows the message modem already in use or is not configured properly, the problem is that your phone modem may not be identified or is not connected with the computer.

As you said you can upgrade your pc suite and try again. If after upgrading your pc suite you are getting the same message then you can try with the following options.

Please check whether the modem is properly installed on your computer. If you want to check that in windows 7 you can click on the start menu and then you can select the control panel.

In that you can see the phone and modem. Then you can select the modems tab, there you can see the list of installed modems on your computer. Please check whether the modem for your phone is installed there.

Usually separate modems will be installed for connecting through Bluetooth and through the data cable of your phone.

Please select the modem for your phone and then click on the properties button, then you can select the diagnostics tab and in that you will see the query modem button, you can click on that button to query your phone modem if the query result is successful then your modem is working properly.

Some times you may require to enter an extra initialization command in the modem, it depends on the mobile operator you are using, you can contact the customer care of your mobile service provider for the extra initialization command.

For entering the extra initialization command you can click on the change settings button in the general tab, after that you can select the advanced tab and enter the extra initialization command.

You can trouble shoot your device, for that you can select the start button and then select the devices and printers in that you can see your phone if it is connected with your computer. You can right click on the phone icon and click the option trouble shoot.

The computer will check the device and will generate  a report if it has detected some problem with the device. If any defect is detected then you can fix it and try again.

You can check whether the driver for the modem has been installed on your computer. You can also update the driver and check whether the problem is solved. You can check the driver for your phone in windows 7 by right clicking on the computer icon on your desk top and then you can select the properties.

From that you can select the device manager from the available options. Then you can see the list of all the available devices installed on your computer. You can see the installed modems under the options modem.

From that you can select the modem for your computer and then right click on that then you can select the update driver option.

This will update the driver for your phone modem. If you cannot find the modem driver then you should download the driver for your phone from the website of nokia and should install on your computer.