diff --git a/alsa-info/alsa-info.sh b/alsa-info/alsa-info.sh
index 399d662..7bae30a 100755
--- a/alsa-info/alsa-info.sh
+++ b/alsa-info/alsa-info.sh
@@ -35,22 +35,12 @@ BGTITLE="ALSA-Info v $SCRIPT_VERSION"
 PASTEBINKEY="C9cRIO8m/9y8Cs0nVs0FraRx7U0pHsuc"
 
 WGET=$(which wget 2>/dev/null | sed 's|^[^/]*||' 2>/dev/null)
-REQUIRES="mktemp grep pgrep whereis ping awk date uname cat sort dmesg amixer alsactl"
+REQUIRES="mktemp grep pgrep whereis awk date uname cat sort dmesg amixer alsactl"
 
 #
 # Define some simple functions
 #
 
-pbcheck() {
-	[[ $UPLOAD = "no" ]] && return
-
-	if [[ -z $PASTEBIN ]]; then
-		[[ $(ping -c1 www.alsa-project.org) ]] || KEEP_FILES="yes" UPLOAD="no" PBERROR="yes"
-	else
-		[[ $(ping -c1 www.pastebin.ca) ]] || KEEP_FILES="yes" UPLOAD="no" PBERROR="yes"
-	fi
-}
-
 update() {
 	test -z "$WGET" -o ! -x "$WGET" && return
 
@@ -650,7 +640,6 @@ fi
 #If no command line options are specified, then run as though --with-all was specified
 if [ -z "$1" ]; then
 	update
-	pbcheck	
 fi
 
 fi # proceed
@@ -662,7 +651,6 @@ if [ -n "$1" ]; then
 	case "$1" in
 		--pastebin)
 		        update
-        		pbcheck
 			;;
 		--update)
 			update
@@ -832,25 +820,11 @@ if [ "$UPLOAD" = "no" ]; then
 
 	if [[ -n $DIALOG ]]
 	then
-		if [[ -n $PBERROR ]]; then
-			dialog --backtitle "$BGTITLE" --title "Information collected" --msgbox "An error occurred while contacting the $WWWSERVICE.\n Your information was NOT automatically uploaded.\n\nYour ALSA information is in $NFILE" 10 100
-		else
-			dialog --backtitle "$BGTITLE" --title "Information collected" --msgbox "\n\nYour ALSA information is in $NFILE" 10 60
-		fi
+		dialog --backtitle "$BGTITLE" --title "Information collected" --msgbox "\n\nYour ALSA information is in $NFILE" 10 60
 	else
-		echo
-
-		if [[ -n $PBERROR ]]; then
-			echo "An error occurred while contacting the $WWWSERVICE."
-			echo "Your information was NOT automatically uploaded."
-			echo ""
-			echo "Your ALSA information is in $NFILE"
-			echo ""
-		else
-			echo ""
-			echo "Your ALSA information is in $NFILE"
-			echo ""
-		fi
+		echo ""
+		echo "Your ALSA information is in $NFILE"
+		echo ""
 	fi
 
 	exit
@@ -865,9 +839,27 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [[ -z $PASTEBIN ]]; then
-	wget -O - --tries=5 --timeout=60 --post-file=$FILE "http://www.alsa-project.org/cardinfo-db/" &>$TEMPDIR/wget.tmp || echo "Upload failed; exit"
+	wget -O - --tries=5 --timeout=60 --post-file=$FILE "http://www.alsa-project.org/cardinfo-db/" &>$TEMPDIR/wget.tmp
 else
-	wget -O - --tries=5 --timeout=60 --post-file=$FILE "http://pastebin.ca/quiet-paste.php?api=$PASTEBINKEY&encrypt=t&encryptpw=blahblah" &>$TEMPDIR/wget.tmp || echo "Upload failed; exit"
+	wget -O - --tries=5 --timeout=60 --post-file=$FILE "http://pastebin.ca/quiet-paste.php?api=$PASTEBINKEY&encrypt=t&encryptpw=blahblah" &>$TEMPDIR/wget.tmp
+fi
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	mv -f $FILE $NFILE || exit 1
+	KEEP_OUTPUT="yes"
+
+	if [ -n "$DIALOG" ]; then
+		dialog --backtitle "$BGTITLE" --title "Information not uploaded" --msgbox "An error occurred while contacting $WWWSERVICE.\n Your information was NOT automatically uploaded.\n\nYour ALSA information is in $NFILE" 10 100
+	else
+		echo ""
+		echo "An error occurred while contacting $WWWSERVICE."
+		echo "Your information was NOT automatically uploaded."
+		echo ""
+		echo "Your ALSA information is in $NFILE"
+		echo ""
+	fi
+
+	exit
 fi
 
 if [ -n "$DIALOG" ]; then