Tech questions re disconnects

[benfranklin]

I play at Party, both from my office using Qwest DSL and from home using dial-up from my small local telephone company. I use the same ISP for both services.

I rarely get disconnected at the office. Every once in a while, I get disconnected at home, and when it happens, it will happen again and again over about a half an hour. The Party screen says something like: Internet delays, reestablishing connection. When it happens at home, my computer usually shows no interruption of the dial-up link to my ISP.

Given all that, is there any way to tell what causes these disconnects: Party, my phone company, or my ISP? Is this kind of disconnect likely to be happening at Party's end rather than my end? I am considering a computer upgrade for various reasons, and considering DSL at home, particularly if it can eliminate problems like this. Thanks for any help.