Re: modem not working fast

Atlanta Falcons wrote:
> I have a 56k dial up modem and in my old house it has been working fine but
> ever since i moved its been working half the speed as it used to. Before it
> always used to connect 40,000 - 56,000bps but now it always connects from
> 20,000 - 26,600 bps. Does anyone know how to fix this?


Ask the local telephone company to upgrade all of the telephone lines
and switches between you and your ISP. Dial-up connections speeds are
far more dependent upon the quality of the telco's infrastructure than
the capabilities of the modem.


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