Smart Link 56k Modem
2006-12-27 13:47:16 · 8 answers · asked by brandon g 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Dude, i have AMD 64 3200+
2006-12-27 13:50:30 · update #1
I would get DSL... but i live in the middle of nowhere. I'm stuck with dial-up or Satalite Highspeed.. which has a 200 dollar set-up fee and 80 bucks/month
2006-12-27 13:55:46 · update #2
Dial up connection rely heavily on the quality of the phone line connection. Anything between the two modems (your and the ISP) can have a negative effect.
Things you can try:
1.) Redial / Reestablish the connection
2.) Dial another node in a different town/exchange
3.) Listen to how quiet your phone line is by dialing 1 to kill the dial tone. If you hear static,scratchy sounds or anything it will degrade a modem connection. Call your phone company for service.
4.) Try using a different extension
5.) Try using a different phone line cord from your computer to teh wall jack
6.) Go into the control panel and check your modem settings enshure the maximum port speed is set to atleast 56K
2006-12-27 13:57:04 · answer #1 · answered by MarkG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My advice: get broadband. Your 28k connection is almost guaranteed to be more expensive than my broadband one, which runs at over 8000k. As for your question, just because your modem can run at 56k doesn't mean that's what you've subscribed for. It will never run at 56k anyway, it will always run slower, depending on how much internet traffic there is at that time.
Edit: Oh I know how you feel, our town took ages before they got DSL into all our poor old computers. I have not used dial-up in quite some time now, but I do recall the speed varying, there were fast(ish) times and (very) slow times. It did seem to depend on the time of day (presumably because of the number of people online). Also the quality of your line is important. Poor line means more packet lost and less speed. I can't really suggest much to you unfortunately, apart from get in touch with your phone company or get ripped off by the high-speed people.
2006-12-27 13:50:29 · answer #2 · answered by Rich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had this same problem when I built my house. Thankfully I have cable now. The phone company only guarantees 14400. I was lucky and the phone company checked the line for free and it was pulling 28000 or so. That was all they could deliver because the signal had apparently been split so many tiimes. So to check if it is your phone line I would ask neighbors even if a little ways away, check other lines in the house, and hope for a better price for high speed.
2006-12-27 14:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by toledogolf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modems try to connect at higest speed possible.
If you have poor line quality from the telephone company or the modem you are connecting to is not 56k your modem would automatically downgrade to 28k.
2006-12-27 13:51:00 · answer #4 · answered by aiguyaiguy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have the same modem. It may just be if you have a firewall or a high security setting making the files passing through get scanned and that is what is slowing your connection.
2006-12-27 13:49:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It came with your PC. I have the same problem... My 56k modem runs at 40.6kbps-46.6kbps. (My PC has Ethernet capability, but my mom won't get it. She can't pay for it. [I can pay for it, but I'm not spending my money!])
2006-12-27 14:22:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello...I can't believe there are people still on dial-up...GET DSL, already.
2006-12-27 13:52:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
processor speed is low
2006-12-27 13:48:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋