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Thread ID: 49869	2004-10-03 09:25:00	XP SP2 Modem speed	Huru (4902)	Press F1

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277879	2004-11-01 19:44:00	One useful measure is to interogate the modem after a session using Hyperterminal and th appropriate AT command for your brand of modem. This will tell you the speed that you finished the session at. If your end speed is consistently much lower than the initial connect speed, you should consider limiting the connect speed. I've found that modems renegotiate downwards and don't go back up. Mine connected at 52 then usually went down to 44 or lower. Limiting to 48 resulted in it staying at 48 all the time and never dropping out.	PaulD (232)
277880	2004-11-01 20:06:00	> > Look for real world performance related to downloads and browsing > Is there any way of determining exactly what that performance is? > Is there a reliable speed test site? > I've tried a few of them & they all seem to give different results. > I know there are many factors affecting speed from various sites etc. but there must be one around that will give a consistent result It is unlikely that you will get consistent results from different sites purely because the internet varies so much. One site may be closer or have less "hops" to it than another site, or one may be busier than the other so the results will obviously be different. The only way to test your speed is to download a decent sized file (say ~5MB) and use the time taken versus the file size to work out what your speed is. Don't forget that you will get different results depending on the time of the day and how busy the internet or the server is at those times. See the forum's FAQ "FAQ #68 - How come my 56k modem won't connect at 56kbps?" for some information on modem speeds.	Susan B (19)
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