-=PCTechTalk=- Re: dial up connections
- From: Foxhillers@xxxxxxx
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 18:31:05 EST
In a message dated 1/11/04 3:51:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
davist@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >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
> >>
Hiya all
Remember, that external modems have their own chips and are not sharing
resources with your computer. This alone could account for the speed
difference.
By the way, what brand and model numbers did you get?
MJH
"The Basil Book"
http://foxhillfarm.us/FireBasil
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