Re: slow dial-up download transfer rates

T-Bone wrote:
> I am running Windows XP version 5.1 (Build
> 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 : Service Pack 2) on a Dell Dimension
> 2400 with an Inetl Celeron 2.20GHz and a Broadcom v.92 56K modem.
>
> I live in a rural area where DSL is not available. I can connect
> to my ISP at 50.6 kbps usually, but file downloads frequently are
> in the 2 to 3 kbps range yes, just 2 or 3 kbps, sometimes as low as
> 500 bps!) NO, I do not have any spyware installed, and forcing the
> modem into lower speeds does not help.
>
> Can anything be done to speed up file transfer downloads? Web pages
> download just fine.

You are mistaken in what you havce written.

Yes - you have a 56 Kbit modem.
But the download speed you are getting is in KBytes.. Not BITS.

With a GOOD (excellent) connection (which never happens in the real world)
56Kbps connection, you will get 3-5KBytes/second downloads. Reality says
you will usually get 2.5KB to 4KB per second download speed. You are within
range.

The only thing that can actually help a dial-up connections speeds is
upgrading to a different type of Internet connection (ISDN modem, Cable
Modem, DSL Modem, Satellite Modem, etc.)

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