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| 301986 | 2004-12-11 09:08:00 | Hi i have a Lucent Win Modem and when i connet to the internet i get slow speeds like 34.6kbps(and lower) it is a 56k modem. now what i find wierd is that the exact same modem use to connect at 52kbps in my old computer. on the same phone line. i have installed the latest drivers from Agere(i think they have taken over lucent) and it is still the same. i am using windows xp home thanks |
help_me (1501) | ||
| 301987 | 2004-12-11 09:19:00 | Get telecom to test your line for line noise. | Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 301988 | 2004-12-11 09:46:00 | But if there was noise on the line wouldnt it have run at slower speeds on the other computer. i think i had a string or some thing to make it connect at that speed, but i cant remeber the page or find it where i got it from |
help_me (1501) | ||
| 301989 | 2004-12-11 10:22:00 | Don't get too hung up on 52k, you may find that a slower speed is more realistic and doesn't retrain as often. www.modemsite.com |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 301990 | 2004-12-11 10:34:00 | Just because a certain speed is reported does not mean that it stays at that speed the whole time you are connected. If the line gets noisy then the speed will drop and if the line improves it will get faster. You will not see this unless you monitor transfer speeds or query the modem to see what speed it is currently connected at. Also the speeds can be affected by the weather and if it has been raining a lot lately around your place you may find that the line gets a bit more noise and when the ground dries out it is better. Could also be noise picked up from other sources in the house that is getting induced onto the phone lines. Remember Telecom don't say that their lines will connect at 56k or such. They say 24k from memory and anything else is gravy |
Big John (551) | ||
| 301991 | 2004-12-11 10:50:00 | A lot is in the quality of the modem. And I usually find "WinModems" or "Soft modems" connect quite a bit faster. It's just a fact, that some modems connect faster than others. Big John is right too, it will go up and down - that is just the initial speed of connection. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 301992 | 2004-12-11 11:59:00 | That number is pretty arbitrary. It can change between driver versions, the same modem in two different PC's as you've found, the same PC with two of the same types of modem. It has no bearing on your actual connection speed. |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 301993 | 2004-12-11 12:16:00 | Also another thing I have found out is that other telephones can effect your speed. I found that if the phone in the garage was connected then the speed would drop to 36K from 52K. | Raikyn (6293) | ||
| 301994 | 2004-12-11 17:05:00 | Did you by chance upgrade anything else in the house on the phone line? eg Digital Sky, new phone or fax. Unplug these from line if you have and see if that makes a difference. | sam m (517) | ||
| 301995 | 2004-12-11 18:45:00 | Just thinking prior to reading this,that no matter what the speed is, be it 32 or 46,seems to do things at the same speed. Do you find find there is a big distinction between the high and the low? |
Thomas (1820) | ||
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