re: TOPIC: USB modem speed

2008-11-20 Thread lampbay
Thanks for your input esp. about the pair gaining. My modems are v. 92 isp is at least V.90 dial-up. Yup - I've had telco here several times over the years and they even ran a new line to the house from the the main cable pedestal, put new lines in the house and new jacks. The problem

Re: TOPIC: USB modem speed

2008-11-20 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 20, 2008, at 10:34 AM, lampbay wrote: Actually, the service has degraded over the years - at one time I was averaging 33k. Look for corrosion or other degradation in your wiring. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do

re: TOPIC: USB modem speed

2008-11-20 Thread Dan
At 11:34 AM -0600 11/20/2008, lampbay wrote: The problem is with the main cable in this location - it is in a rural area close to a small town and they just don't want to spend the money replacing the twisted pair cable that has probably been here since at least the early sixties. The techs