56k modems can only theoretically receive at 56k. due to the last few
thousand feet of wire being analog signal only from your telephone office
to your house, actual speeds will be around 31,200 to 43,000.
to transmit 56k signals, you must have digital modems at the 56k
transmit end. This requires at least ISDN service.
bug
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Duncan Hall wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My office is connected to the web via 128k isdn.
>
> I also have a 56k modem connected to my Mandrake 6.0 desktop. I am able
> to dial in from home also using 56k modem but was wondering how to get
> 56k speed out of it.
>
> I am under the impression that 56k modems only transmit at 33.6 and
> recieve at 56k. If this is the case is it possible to turn it around so
> that the modem I am dialing in to at the office transmits at 56k and
> recieves at 33.6? Is this what ISPs do or are the modems significantly
> different?
>
> I'm using rockwell based dynalink 56k modems at each end.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dunc
>
>
>
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