For several years I have battled with my wireless router connection
that keeps dropping. Since it occurs for extended periods at night and
on weekends, it seems provider related; but resetting the router fixes
the problem (for awhile) so I used to think it was a router problem.
The latest firmware and several times replacing the router, from
LinkSys to NetGear (4-port w/ wireless) didn't fix it. At one point the
Paradyne DSL crashed and was replaced with another by the phone
company, but problem returned. Recently I discovered that if I leave
things alone for a long time (perhaps 10-20 minutes) I am again able to
do work on the Internet (for awhile).

Here is my educated guess and want to hear the thoughts of others who
know better than I:

I think a combination of things explain the problem. (1) our local
rural telco may have poor lines/circuits/support during busy times to
my area causing handshake delays; (2) as a result the Paradyne DSL does
not pass back some important signal to the router that it is waiting
on. This might explain why resetting the router fixes it temporarily,
why different routers don't eliminate the problem, and why the problem
occurs around certain times but not others.

Should I get the phone company to give me a different brand of DSL
modem (this is my 2nd Paradyne) or buy my own (if that is possible)?
Should I ask them to analyze something on the line (but what)? I am
ready to pay the phone company for the service visit to solve this but
I'm at wits end.