Noise and or static in the line causes the fluxuations in speed from time to time. Its the nature of the engineering of POTS which is mostly copper wire and even DSL is susseptible to this problem to since it also uses POTS or as commonly called PBX (Public Branch Exchange).
56K modems are asymmetrical in nature. When you connect to a 56K modem, you can only transmit upstream at a maximum speed of 33.6Kbps. The data can be transmitted to you at a maximum speed of 44-48kbps. Keep in mind that 56kbps is the theoretical maximum operational limit not the actual maximum speed. This means that downloads to you can be faster but no greater than 56kbps, but uploads are no faster than V.34 modem connections. It also depends on how good the wiring and POTS are in your area in some areas on the network you can get as much DL speed as up to 48kbps while in others 33.6kbps. Don't fall for the old Netzero $9.95 POTS ISP what you'll get most likely will be a lot of hangups and poor service on the line as the total number of connections increase so don't even bother. IMHO if you can afford DSL then go for it. The speeds are much faster than plain old POTS 768kbps on up to T1. 56K, DSL and Cable modem speed comparison chart: http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/internet/modem-speeds.htm Marc Sims Data Technician I Prince George's Community College >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/02/06 12:38 PM >>> Does not rebooting twice erase most of the time savings of downloading at 48Kbps vs 44Kbps? Have you actually measured download time on a stopwatch, when getting the same size file, and verified that the reported greater speed is giving you a faster download? Never believe everything you read until verified... Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JJT Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 10:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Modem speed I have a dual boot system with Win98SE and Win 2000 SP4. There is a modem, a U.S. Robotics V92 Fax PCI model 5610, recognized in both systems. When Win98 is used the connect speed is 48 Kbps or higher. When Win2K is used, the connect speed is usually 44 Kbps or lower, seldom higher. The end result is that I usually boot into Win98 to download, a inconvenience and a security risk. I assume that the drivers are causing this difference. Is there any way to get the W2K speed up to the Win98 speed? -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
