Jay,
Join the club of internal 56K modem owners that can't use them
because the the telephone lines won't support this speed. The modems then
cut back to the speed that can be supported.
You can test to see if your telephone lines can support this 56K
by using W98 Hyper Terminal under accessories but you say you have an iMac
so not sure how to do it on a Mac. The number to dial is 1-847-262-6000 and
login as "line" with a password ""test". I think US Robotics also supply a
line test from their home page.
Bob
(on an external 28.8K Hayes modem - yes, now extinct)
At 10:19 AM 2/8/2000 -0800, Jay Laifman wrote:
>No Sunbeam content.
>
>We finally joined the 20th Century (yes, as it is either over or ending)
>and bought a computer at home. We got the iMac with an internal 56K baud
>modem. It also came with a free month of Earthlink. My question is that
>every time I log on, the baud rate is indicated at 26,400 or 24,600. Never
>more. I sent an e-mail to Earthlink asking if they did not have enough 56k
>modems. They said all their modems were 56k, that the FCC prohibits 56K,
>but I should be coming in at 40K or more. They suggested adding something
>like "&F" to my modem initiation string. But that was already there. They
>suggested switching to a different modem protocol, which I did, but that
>dropped the speed down to 24k.
>
>Anyone have any ideas here? I still do not trust that Earthlink is telling
>me the truth about their modems.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jay
>
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Robert (Bob) A.C. Hamilton, Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Man of Many Sunbeams - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon 1953-1954
[Stable mates - 1973 Midget and 1968 M-B 280SE]
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