I am using Windows 7 with a Verizon Broadband Card, my Windows Live Mail acts fine until I have been on it a few minutes and then I cannot get it to send my Outbox mail and when I try to sync it I get error message "internet not connected" - if I disconnect from internet and reconnect my Outbox sends it then. How can I get it to stay connected or wake up to send and receive emails?

It may show a connection, but many cell based internet cards time out at a low amount. They will stay "connected" but the internet will be disconected. I have experienced this with Verizon mobile hot spots, and also with Sprint PCMCIA cards.

A work around I have found is sending a constant ping that keeps the connection alive.

1.) Open Notepad

2.) Copy and paste the following into it:



ping google.com -l 20 -t


3.) Go to the file menu and save as "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\keepalive.bat"

Make sure that you change the bottom box to "All Files" as opposed to "Text File"

4.) Click Save.

This will pop up a black screen on startup. It keeps sending information in small amounts over the internet to prevent it from shutting itself off.

If you don't like the window running in the background, check this (http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/tips/jsi-tip-9242-how-can-i-hide-a-batch-window-.aspx) article.

Good Luck.