Re: page size

by "Leland V. Lammert" <lvl(at)omnitec.net>

Date:	Wed, 08 Mar 2000 15:14:50 -0600
To:	Moe Rubenzahl <moe(at)maxim-ic.com>, Todd Heitner <todd(at)kosoma.com>, hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
References:	kosoma kosoma2
	todo: View Thread, Original

At 01:18 PM 3/7/00 , Moe Rubenzahl wrote:
>>I average a 26.4 kbps
>>connection.  I have a 56kbps modem and my ISP... claims to
>>offer 56K connection.
>
>That is very common. Almost no one achieves 56 K and something in the 30s or high 20s is common. Another Internet service provider might or might not improve things, depending on distances, where the phone line problems are, etc.

One big issue - if you are not connecting faster than 28.8, .. then you have one of two problems:

1) REALLY poor telephone lines (not that common).

2) An incompatibility between the modems! This is really common - there are least three different versions of 56K modems out there, .. K56Flex, X2, and V.90. In many cases, the init string must be tweaked manually to get them connecting faster than 28.8 (the old fastest speed, which is also the fallback in case negotiations fail for one of the faster speeds).

Bottom line - try a different modem, .. or do the research and tweak your modem init string!

          Lee
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    Leland V. Lammert                                lvl(at)omnitec.net
       Chief Scientist                         Omnitec Corporation
   Network/Internet Consultants              www.omnitec.net
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