modem not working fast

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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?
 
It's not the modem, it's the phone line quality. There is probably nothing
you can do about it.


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Atlanta said:
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?
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Two things will cause the problem. They are (a) moving the
computer. Open the case and re-seat the peripheral cards. And
the second cause is (b) physical condition of the telephone
line. Have a technician check that the line to which the
computer is now connected is really good and that it has a
good connectivity to the outside.
 
Donny Broome said:
It's not the modem, it's the phone line quality. There is probably nothing
you can do about it.
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To allow you to test his claim and get a little more evidence to support
it, or not, pick up the phone on that line, dial a 1 (or some other digit
but probably not 0) and then listen really carefully, while in a quiet room.

If you hear noise, buzzing, pops, clicks, radio stations, etc. then the
claim that it is a poor phone line is probably more believeable. If you
hear dead silence then it seems a little less so. BUT modern cheap plastic
imported phones can let you hear radio stations playing while old heavy
Bell Telephone (Western Electric) can be completely silent while on the
same phone line.

If you hear the noise and interference, even when not using a cheap phone,
you might be able to get your phone company to come out and take a look
at cleaning up the line quality AS LONG AS YOU NEVER MENTION THAT YOU ARE
USING A COMPUTER OR MODEM ON THE LINE. Tell them you hear noise when you
are trying to call. See if they will try to fix it. Often it can be as
little as a bad connection out in a box on the highway somewhere. You
mention Computer, they tell you it is your problem unless you are paying
far more "for a data quality line."

Been through all this with my mother, who lives 20 miles from nowhere.

I hope it works for you
 
Atlanta Falcons said:
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?
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Phone line quality sucks where you are now. The telephone company only
guarantees *voice* quality for the contracted voice service which is far
below what you need for analog data transmission. Also, you might be going
through other non-telco equipment, especially in a multihousing structure,
like an apartment building; for example, maybe the front lobby entry system
isn't an intercom but rings your phone when someone pushes a call button
(and this not only degrade quality but also interrupt your ISP connection).

You either get stuck with the crappy line quality or you need to go to DSL
for ensured data-quality service (which means they will have to test the
line or make changes to provide that level of service). Or go with cable
broadband if in your area.
 
=?Utf-8?B?QXRsYW50YSBGYWxjb25z?= said:
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?
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No guarantee that IT CAN BE FIXED. However, one might try a dedicated
teleline from the source to the modem. ie a house phone line can do 2
numbers. Run a wire, a good own, heavy duty like the phone company uses,
from the "screws" in the basement to a new jack next to the pc. Only run
one number throuh it.

Still, if you are far from the telephone office and the overhead/street
wires are old, you may be limited to 26.6 or so like I am w/my dialup
account.
 
Atlanta said:
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?
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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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Mistoffolees said:
Two things will cause the problem. They are (a) moving the
computer. Open the case and re-seat the peripheral cards. And
the second cause is (b) physical condition of the telephone
line. Have a technician check that the line to which the
computer is now connected is really good and that it has a
good connectivity to the outside.
Click to expand...

You omitted the most likely cause:

(c) poor quality telco infrastructure.


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