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154321 2003-06-23 01:05:00 P166MMX 256MbRam Modem currently 33.6

Could someone tell me whether I would benefit with upgrading the modem to a 55k modem to increase both connection and download speeds. If the answer is yes, could you suggest what breed of modem would be a good buy for the specs of my computer.
Thanks Smurf
Smurf (506)
154322 2003-06-23 01:09:00 as long as you get a "hardware" modem, cost about $100 then you should be fine.

if you cat a "soft" modem or winmodem, cost about $50 then you might be pushing your luck.

and as for down load speed, a 56k modem will give you about 30% more speed.

have fun and good luck
robsonde (120)
154323 2003-06-23 01:13:00 firstly how good is your phone lines? in town or in the sticks??

serial external around $150 new tho you if your lucky you may find a 56k isa modem which are cheaper.

forget winmodems, it will be troublesome with your pc.
tweak'e (174)
154324 2003-06-23 03:11:00 If its a PCI modem it will be a win/software modem and will put too much processing overhead onto your system. As above stick to ISA slot type or external like Dynalink or US Robotics the latter being very good but pretty pricey.

Cheers Murray P
Murray P (44)
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