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| Thread ID: 34181 | 2003-06-06 06:17:00 | How low and slow can Kbps get? | beetle (243) | Press F1 |
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| 150248 | 2003-06-06 06:17:00 | hi me here up till now on my dial up connection i constantly got 48 Kbps without fail. put this new phone system in and the highest i get is 31 Kbps, it gets as low as 28 Kbps how much lower will it get before it will disconnect or freeze ? will it do that? and yes i know the new system suxs out the life for my net surfing so may have to do a rethink on jet stream here. apart from being slow and frustrating it is working fine i think i need a refresh button on me i think not just the puter....... LOL :D :p beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 150249 | 2003-06-06 06:21:00 | 31Kbps is quite slow. as for the speed of the modem it will switch down to 14.4Kbps and still connect. most ISPs will not let you connect at less than 9.6Kbps but your modem will go all the way down to 0.3Kbps :-) if you get less than 36Kbps then I would hassel you telecom people and see what can be done to get more speed. hope that answers your question. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 150250 | 2003-06-06 06:28:00 | after being at 48 Kbps for the life of my net connection, 31 seems to be from the ark........ i hope it wont get any slower, ill talk to the people who put our system in and get them to do a bit of fixing i think..... why pay dollars for something which in turn makes internet worse, as i live for the net..... i mean i live to work.....LOL :D but i will check all my plugs and lines here to, and disconect extra phones, to see if theres a change. beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 150251 | 2003-06-06 06:29:00 | beetle, I wonder if Telecom put a "pair gaining" system on the incoming line(s) when you installed the phone system? Or are you using an analogue circuit that connects through the new exhange (keyswitch) unit? Either of these possibilities could affect the speed of the line. I would suspect the latter, with the new keyswitch unit limiting data speed. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 150252 | 2003-06-06 06:51:00 | youve lost me................? a what switch? not sure what they did but we can access our homeline through our business line if we out the front when our home phone rings.... i think that has something to do with it. and we now have to dial one to get out on our home line....so had to alter computer dial out numbers but also had problems on the line because they put a toll block on it and a kiddie block whatever that is. so all is not what it seems its not quite straight forward as first thought and our computer with callista on it has to be upgraded and replaced cos it only just works with that being the only program on it and they put more ram in it. just too old im afraid. beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 150253 | 2003-06-06 07:04:00 | Thats confirmed it, I think. The new "phone system" in the Motel requires that you dial "1" to get an "outside line" on your home line right? Thats because the "home line" is actually going through the Motel system "keyswitch, PABX, phone system" or whatever you want to call it. Its likely that this is what is limiting your speed now, and probably nothing you can do about it. In fact you should feel lucky, as one I installed years ago would not allow connects speeds over 2k Unless you divorce the home line completely from the business system, you may not be able to cure it. Peter Coleman - where are you? Our resident Telephone expert is needed. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 150254 | 2003-06-06 07:26:00 | one option might be to get a line just for internet. only cost $20 a month |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 150255 | 2003-06-06 11:23:00 | ok explain that one for me how do i get a net line for only $20 ? top speed here is 31.2 kbps doing well, at this momnet in time beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 150256 | 2003-06-06 11:31:00 | You could have one phoneline that doesn't go through the PABX. | -=JM=- (16) | ||
| 150257 | 2003-06-06 12:07:00 | Thank you Godfather,but I better not read that comment too often as I will never get my swelled head through the door.Any way,yes the problem will be the PABX.You may be able to fix it by running a jack direct off the line,before it goes into the PABX,so you don't have to dial 1 on that jack.Doesn't always work,as the phone system is still across the line,loading it up,but at least you aren't going through the system.The other option is to wire a switch on the jack,an in/out switch,and run a wire to the jack and back to the PABX,and when you flick the switch,it cuts off that line back to the PABX,so in effect you have a direct line with just the PC on it.Can be messy,but it works. Peter |
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