Re: Modem speed

In news:F47EFF0E-6E4E-4FD3-A87E-15640D9E87EB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Barto <Barto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> My modem will only go at 33.2 Kbps when it would always be on
> 56K. I
> have spoken to my ISP and there is nothing wrong their end.
>
> Has anyone got any ideas how to fix or diagnose the problem?


There's probably nothing you can do to fix it.

First of all, note that, at least in the US (I'm not sure about
the rest of the world), a dial-up connection on a 56K modem is
limited by the FCC to 53K.

But what connection speed you actually get has to do with the
particular phone line you have, and with the line condition at
the current time.

I have a DSL connection now, but when I had dial-up, I never got
more that 28.8K with my 56K modem, and rarely more than 26.4. It
doesn't hurt to have your local phone company look into the
problem and see if they can fix it, but I wouldn't get your hopes
too high. More than 33.2 may not be possible in your location.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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