-=PCTechTalk=- Re: dial up connections

  • From: DavisUnit <davist@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 14:06:45 +0200

Then there's people like myself who connect at 26.4kbps ;)
I'll try your suggestion if I find one that cheap!

Terry

Jo Ann Weaver wrote:

>Hi, 
>Just wanted to tell any of you that are still on dial up connection like me,
>of my experience. I've heard that what kind of phone lines you have and even
>how close you are to the telephone company can affect your connection speed.
>With a 56k internal modem I have always got a decent connection speed 49.333
>to 50.600 through three different ISPs. On the other hand my son, with the
>same kind of modem, in three different houses, never got over about 32-33.
>This summer I picked up two external modems at garage sales just because
>they were so cheap, I couldn't resist them as spares. My son needed one
>before Christmas and I gave him one of the externals. Immediately his speed
>jumped to 49.333 with one of the modems. Tried the other one out of
>curiosity, got 50.600. So if you have a slow connection, I certainly think
>it would be worth it to try an external modem (especially if you can get one
>for three dollars like I did <grin> )
>Jo Ann
>  
>


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