Guest Barbara Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 The test says my downloads are at 18 instead of 56. Any advice on how to speed it up? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroman10 Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 What do you mean instead of 56? Are you using dial up? If so, then just because the modem is 56K doesnt mean that you actually obtain that speed. In the U.S. the FCC regulation is that you can only connect at a max speed of 53K and that is rare. You have to have perfect phonelines for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barbara Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 So 18 is OK and nothing I can do to speed it up? (It is a 56K modem.) thanks. Barbara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mike5532g Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 (edited) You should give your ISP a call and find out what your rated down and upload speeds are for your line. This will let you know if your speed is too low. Edited February 24, 2003 by mike5532g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerSlammer Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Barbara you might also want to run a pitstop test and post the results here. You may have some nasties running in the background and using up some of your bandwidth http://www.pcpitstop.com/techexpress/howto1.asp :welcome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stasi Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 18 is substandard. Most people can at least pull off an equivalent connection on a 56K as on a 33.6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 lol you connecting at 33k the leats i ever conencted at was 46 and that was a veryrare occaison about 90% os the imte is was 54k or somethign around that as im cabel nwo i cant remeber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 lol you connecting at 33k the leats i ever conencted at was 46 and that was a veryrare occaison about 90% os the imte is was 54k or somethign around that as im cabel nwo i cant remeber btw my isp was totally free nto monthly cost no per minute cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthKing Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I heard you can use dual 56k modems with 2 phone lines and have a faster connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeeye2003 Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 slow down bubba, your giving me a headache........... on a 56k modem, there are too many variables to say if ones speed is good or bad. You would hope for the highest possible at any given time. If broadband is available in your area, I would suggest an upgrade. The few extra dollars you spend is well worth the investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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