At 8:15 AM -0500 11/18/2008, Carl M. Alexander wrote: >Recently when having trouble with a G4 Mac Mini, I set up a PM7500 >with a serial modem. It ran at 49333 bps. >Using either of 2 Apple branded USB modems with the Mini, the speed >is 28800 or 31200 bps. This is all with the same phone line. >Anyone out there had a similar experience?
See Bruce's reply. That reported number is just the *initial* carrier speed, so it means little. Within 30 seconds (and every n seconds thereafter), the modem "retrains" - examines the error rate and changes the speed up or down, depending on the current line conditions. Some modems initially lock lower, then retrain up. Some lock higher then retrain down. >Any possibility that I might have a faster dial-up with a different >modem? Any ideas? As Bruce mentions, you need to judge your connection speed by testing it. But yes, some modems are just not as good as others. The Apple USB modem is, IMO, mediocre. HTH, - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
