Dial Up Connection Speed

[Guest]

I am working on a dial up connection, but I have noticed that my speed is only registering at 50.6 kbps. Is this normal? I thought that with a 56K modem, the speed would be somewhere up towards 56. Without changing to high speeed, can I increase this a little?

 

[Rocket J. Squirrel]

A so-called 56K modem connects at something less than 56K. This is a
limitation imposed by telephone technology and is usually explained in the
fine print of the advertising and packing of 56K modems. If you're able to
consistently connect at 50.6 kbps then you are doing very well.

On the other hand, if broadband service is available in your area, and is
not too expensive, you will be blown away by how fast you can connect to the
Internet, compared to your 56K modem.

Rocky

I am working on a dial up connection, but I have noticed that my speed is

only registering at 50.6 kbps. Is this normal? I thought that with a 56K
modem, the speed would be somewhere up towards 56. Without changing to high
speeed, can I increase this a little?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

What 56k Connect Rate Should You Expect?
http://www.modemsite.com/56k/what56.asp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| I am working on a dial up connection, but I have noticed that my speed is only registering at 50.6 kbps. Is
this normal? I thought that with a 56K modem, the speed would be somewhere up towards 56. Without changing
to high speeed, can I increase this a little?

 

[Carl]

You should have my connection, it only connects at 24 or 26.4.
talk about slow, (liveing out in the sticks in minnesota.

I am working on a dial up connection, but I have noticed that my speed is

only registering at 50.6 kbps. Is this normal? I thought that with a 56K
modem, the speed would be somewhere up towards 56. Without changing to high
speeed, can I increase this a little?

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I am working on a dial up connection, but I have noticed

that my speed is only registering at 50.6 kbps. Is this
normal? I thought that with a 56K modem, the speed would
be somewhere up towards 56. Without changing to high
speeed, can I increase this a little?

.
Hey Jean, I had a worse connection of 46k on dial-up.

High speed is amazingly faster. I know its a lot more but
its worth it. My high speed internet has never had a
problem an installation is a breeze. Check out SBCyahoo
Dsl.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I am working on a dial up connection, but I have noticed

that my speed is only registering at 50.6 kbps. Is this
normal? I thought that with a 56K modem, the speed would
be somewhere up towards 56. Without changing to high
speeed, can I increase this a little?

.
Ya I had dial up.Ran at 48kbps untill I use AOL at which

time it slow to 22kbps.I hooked up with my cable co. cost
7 bucks more than AOL but I'm runnig over 2,000,000 bps--
2 megs.
Speed
2.7 megabits per second
Communications 2.7 megabits per second
Storage 332.6 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 3.1 seconds
Subjective rating Great
Try http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/ bet your not
running above 45kbps.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Carl. Hope you have something to keep you occupied while waiting. Don't feel so bad now about mine.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the feedback. Don't feel the need to panic now.