Re: "Modem Boosters" and Connection Speed

Well you can look at it like I did. Switched to cable modem and never
looked back. I would never go back to dial-up! Having gotten rid of my
$20.00 dial-up, I switched to VOIP, $25, and got rid of Bellsouth totally.
Now I call anywhere, anytime, local or long distance for $25 plus cable
internet speeds.


"Pete" <petesworkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ux549Y7mFHA.3408@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks Richard...I believe you. There are other variables also (lets say
> hardware related). I just don't understand why it happened all of a
> sudden. I have no discernible noise in my phone lines (although that
> doesn't mean it still couldn't be noise related, and I sent the
> hyperterminal test data to AT&T and they said the S/N ratio was low (but
> they tell everybody that). You ought to see all the other complaints in
> the AT&T newsgroup (from people all over the country) about similar
> problems. I am still not convinced that AT&T doesn't have some
> culpability, but I will never know. The only true answer is a cable
> modem, which will cost me another $40/mo.and double my cable TV bill - no
> way - I will have to live with it, and keep redialing until I get 46.6
> (when I want to download something or surf a lot). Take care...Pete
>
>
> "Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:OIleTu6mFHA.1480@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> The determining factor in dialup connection speed is the condition of the
>> phone wires, both inside your home, and on the poles from your home to
>> the phone company. You can take care of the home wiring yourself. Get a
>> long phone wire and connect your computer directly to the terminal box on
>> the side of your home. If the problem goes away you know where the
>> problem is.
>>
>> An aside. I just went through having problems fixed with my DSL. When
>> ever it rained, or was very humid, my connection speeds would decrease by
>> about 90%. The 6th technician finally was able to verify my problem as he
>> was here when it was raining. The cause? There was a yellow jacket nest
>> in the connection can on the pole. This nest was across my two phone
>> terminals and also to the inner case of the can. Whenever the nest
>> "sucked moisture" my signal was either partially shorted or grounded. The
>> tech removed the nest and I have been fine since.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Quote from: George Ankner
>> "If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>>
>> "Pete" <petesworkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uH%23UhX6mFHA.320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I have an interesting problem. I have XPsp2 home edition. I always
>>> used to
>>> connect (dial up) at 46.6 kbs and now I fluctuate between 28.8 and 46.6
>>> (about half and half). AT&T (my ISP) can not help - after they run
>>> through
>>> the various boiler plate back and forth conversations with you in the
>>> network newsgroup, they end up telling you it could be a router problem,
>>> or
>>> construction, da.da.da.da. - its a joke.
>>>
>>> Anyway I was wondering if there is such a thing as a "modem booster"
>>> (I'm
>>> not talking about the accelerator that compresses graphics and has its
>>> own
>>> cache), that may enhance my modem and tweak the various windows settings
>>> (these are words I read on searching), so that I may connect at 46.6
>>> like I
>>> always used to. I don't want to mess with anything that isn't 4 or 5
>>> star
>>> rated, if you know what I mean. Plus if I did download something to
>>> "enhance" my modem, can it be uninstalled (for sure).
>>>
>>> I am not a computer guru, but my limited knowledge and common sense
>>> tells me
>>> that it may not be possible to increase your connection speed, by doing
>>> a
>>> simple download. I am basically talking about the connection speed
>>> (although I'm sure there may be other inherent performance improvements
>>> associated with a "modem booster" also - which would enable you to surf
>>> faster). By the way I have found that accelerators act erratically, can
>>> cause conflicts, and do more harm than good (on both my old ME and my
>>> new
>>> XPsp2) - so I do not use accelerators.
>>>
>>> I have an Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem (driver 2.1.51.0 - dated 3/4/05),
>>> and
>>> my XPsp2 is only 3 months old.
>>>
>>> Please let me know if there may be a way of increasing my connection
>>> speed
>>> (dial up is painstaking enough as it is), and stopping the fluctuations
>>> (i.e. I used to always connect at 46.6 before the fluctuations started).
>>> If
>>> you need more info, I will be happy to provide it. Thanks.
>>>
>>> Pete
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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