Jay,
The fastest connection you can get through Ma Bell is 53.333 and just because you have a 56K modem dosen't mean you can get a good 56K connection. One big consideration is your line quality. Older phone lines won't support 56K data transfer and most phone companies won't support anything better than 14.4 which is a standard for voice quality lines. This is something they don't tell you when buying a modem.
Another thing you may need to consider is your protocol. Is your modem V.90 or K Flex? There are dual mode modems that support both, but you may need to see if your ISP supports the protocol of you modem. Some ISP's offer a seperate line for people connecting with 56K modems. You may want to check that too.
I'm using a Zoom dual mode modem and still had to do battle with my phone company to get a good connection. I now connect at 49.9, but I had to do a lot of bitching to get it. - ian
Ian Spencer
Client Services
IS&T, Health Alliance
513/585-7123
spenceic(at)healthall.com
>>> "Jay Laifman" <Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com> 02/08 1:19 PM >>>
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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