PLEASE help! My 56k modem is SO SLOW! Can anyone walk me through this?

Question

I don't really know alot about computers. I just got a new modem, and my computer seems alot slower than it was with the old one (both are 56k), especially when I'm on website with lots of pictures. It takes FOREVER for those pages to load. Are there any settings I need to look at or adjust? I really hope there's someone out there who can help!

Answer 1

Unfortunately, optimizing dial up connections is very limited. Dial up uses a telephone line to connect to the Internet and telephones lines can not exceed a speed of 56.6 kbps (kilobytes per second). You can tweak your dial up to get it as close to the maximum limit of 56.6 kbps but that's it. I recommend you use TCP Optimizer, a free software program, which tweaks your Internet connection settings. All you need to do is select the connection type you use (i.e.dial up) and TCP Optimizer will do the rest. The download link is: http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

CableNut is another free program you can use to optimize your connection speed; however, it is a little bit more complex and best suited for computer geeks. The download link is: http://www.student.ipfw.edu/~gottjl01/. There is a good tutorial on how to use CableNut at Extremetech.com.

"Hacking Windows XP: Speed Up Your Network and Internet Access" (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1722550,00.asp)



Lastly, read Lifehacker's article on how to survive a slow connection for tips on how to make dial up more bearable.

"Geek to Live: How to survive a slow Internet connection" -- written by Gina Trapani (http://www.lifehacker.com/software/geek-to-live/geek-to-live-how-to-survive-a-slow-internet-connection-140120.php)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

What type connection do you have?
I have a 56k modem with cable connection. Large files are downloaded in a flash.
When I had dial-up, I could have taken a nap.

Answer 4

you should really try to upgrade if u cant a 56k modem takes about 3 mins for a page with pice tures to download to fasten up the process exit all other programs and reduce the number of unwanted process by pressing ctrl-alt-del to go to task manager and go to to processes and then end all those unwanted processes

Answer 5

you need to go to this website and download their special drivers. It is for your modem.


http://www.seriall.com/mostpopular.html