At 04:41 4.2.2002 -0800, you wrote: >Hi Gang .... > >Maybe someone can help me out (Yeah, I know - Which way did you come >in?) I just installed a 56K modem and the fastest connection speed I've >been able to get is about 45K. I've tried connecting to several phone >numbers, but 45K has been the upper limit Is there some way to adjust >modem settings on the computer to speed things up? I'm using Win95 on >this old beast. >-- >Shel Belinkoff
Hi Shel, The 56K is the "theoretical" maximum speed, but it is normal to get speeds in the 45K range in the real life. I have never managed to get a pure 56K connection. My absolute max. has always been around 49-50K. (And I have used dozens of modems on dozens of different phone-lines). The actual speed depends on the quality (and length) of the phone lines and I suspect 56K is only possible in a modem laboratory ;-) The modem may also alter the connection speed while you are connected, up or down... depending on the quality of the connection. It will not let you know about the change. To get reliable higher speeds, you need to take look at ISDN or xDSL. Antti-Pekka --- * Antti-Pekka Virjonen * Fiskarsinkatu 7 D * GSM: +358 400 789753 * * Computec Oy Turku * FIN-20750 Turku Finland * Fax: +358 2 413 7777 * - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
