> Subject: Re: [PCI] Modem Speeds > From: maxtek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Thanks for the replies.... > > I know the phone lines both in the house and out of the house are usually > the culprits for slow connections. What I really wanted to know if anyone > out there was getting decent speeds on their 5400 macs. In other words if I > had decent phone lines and decent external modem I should be able to match > the 47,333 speeds on an iMac. > > MaxTek If you have the average 56K modem and the average ISP and your phone lines are fine, you can expect to get pages down from the internet at the rate of from 0.1 k per sec (i kid you not) to about 5k per sec, it sometimes goes to 6k a sec, rarely 7 and rarely for long! Average is about 3.5 K per sec, consider that good and not too frustrating. It does not matter whether you have an imac, our macs, a G4 or 5, or a NASA supercomputer. The high figure you mention is to do with the speed the modem communicates the short distance to the computer, one can usually forget about this. David Elmo -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
