Thanx for that info Terry..will keep this in mind also..Smiles Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "DavisUnit" <davist@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:08 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: dial up connections > Another factor is brand of modem. Apparantly connection speed can be > improved if your modem matches ISP modem brand. > > 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 > > > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk