Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-07 Thread John Glover
- From: Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 4:49 AM Subject: Re: OT:I Need More Speed So the US is full of sub-standard equipment? Or is it a ploy to sell more ISDN lines? If you or any other technical person knows the reason please let me know why

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-07 Thread Len Paris
Nope it's all about level discipline and what constitutes voice-grade service. The phone companies aren't interested in providing any more than they have to in order to meet their legal requirements. It's not all bad, though. They are upgrading things as they need replacement but they have a

RE: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-07 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Glover Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 4:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT:I Need More Speed I think the original speed restriction on the telephone lines were set into law many years ago, maybe as far back as the 1940's. So, at that time, 53K

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-07 Thread gfen
On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Leon Altoff wrote: So the US is full of sub-standard equipment? Or is it a ploy to sell more ISDN lines? If you or any other technical person knows the reason please let me know why 56k modems are limited by law to 53k in the US. ISDN never took off here, at all. There's

RE: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-07 Thread gfen
On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, [iso-8859-1] Frits J. Wüthrich wrote: what I have achieved if I remember correct. In the UK I live further away, and I don't get anything faster then 28k. Look, I can shine with more anchient data from my mind! The reason you can't do above that is because your call is

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-07 Thread Peter Alling
It's probably you're phone lines. The modem will try it's fastest speed first then keep falling back until it reaches a reliable data transfer rate. You should probably try to get your local phone company to do something about the noisy lines, I don't hold out much hope that they'll do

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-05 Thread Len Paris
- Original Message - From: gfen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 5:44 PM Subject: Re: OT:I Need More Speed I missed alot of this, but allow 3 years of internet tech support geekiness to give you your answers: Geeky? Perhaps. But absolutely

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread Christian Skofteland
Connection speed is not just based on your modem it is also based on the modem bank you are connecting to. Also, connection speed has nothing at all to do with computer speed. Speed of the modems is a theoretical upper limit and you'll never see the maximum speed as the phone lines degrade

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread Bill Owens
, February 04, 2002 7:41 AM Subject: OT:I Need More Speed 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

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
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

OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
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

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread Johan Schoone
Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread Steve Larson
PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 4:41 AM Subject: OT:I Need More Speed 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

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 04 Feb 2002 15:15:03 +0200, Antti-Pekka Virjonen wrote: My absolute max. has always been around 49-50K. (And I have used dozens of modems on dozens of different phone-lines). The actual, practical maximum for a 56K modem is 53K. I've never seen it actually happen, though. I live in

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread Rfsindg
Shel, It's in the phone lines, in the house or back to the substation. There is no way to adjust your modem... Regards, Bob S. I've tried connecting to several phone numbers, but 45K has been the upper limit - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well, thanks gang ... looks like I'm gonna be stuck in the 20th century a while longer. At least it's an improvement over the 28.8 modem I'd been using. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread David Brooks
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT:I Need More Speed Well, thanks gang ... looks like I'm gonna be stuck in the 20th century a while longer. At least it's an improvement over the 28.8 modem I'd been using. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from

RE: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread J. C. O'Connell
i get 50.6 k everytime on my 56k modem. JCO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill Owens Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT:I Need More Speed In a nutshell, no. 45K is really about

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread David S.
Shel Belinkoff 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

Re: OT:I Need More Speed

2002-02-04 Thread Alan Chan
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