hi
i have a 56 K GVC dialup modem. it is nearly 4.5 yrs old. IT works fine. The issue is i have 2 internet connections from 2 ISP. when ever i connect to one ISP it connects at 31.2 KBPS and when i connect to net via the other one it connects at 42 to 44 KBPS line . both uses the same telephone line?
any idea why it is happening like this and is there a way to connect at 56 K ..(my modem never connected at 56 )

thanks
/KK

The 56k speed is in theory only - It's just not possible over POTS (plain old telephone service) lines ;)

Any number of reasons may be for why you get the differing speeds for the 2 isp's, from line degradation/noise to the available modem pool you are dialing into...

Hope this helps some :)

/JD

shouldnt i get the same speed in both connections coz i use same telephone line
thanks for ure help
/KK

Not neccessarily - the modem you could be dialing in to may be of a slower speed. Also the path that the data takes over the public phone system may be different to each isp. My dialup account connects at anythhing from 21k to 44k :huh:

:)

/JD

thanks JD for your clarification

Last year,

I bought a new 56k modem and for the first time in 4 years, I hit the 50k/sec when I was connecting with this one :lol:

Same line, same pc and another cheap modem :D

I was really impressed :blink: Why with my other modem, I was unable to connect to 50k ????

I have passed 4 years connecting only to 46k max

Last year,

I bought a new 56k modem and for the first time in 4 years, I hit the 50k/sec when I was connecting with this one :lol:

Same line, same pc and another cheap modem :D

I was really impressed :blink: Why with my other modem, I was unable to connect to 50k ????

I have passed 4 years connecting only to 48k max

also consider this, AOL offers 56.6 connection, do they allow that? no...Depending on where your ar AOL caps their dial-up service as low as 28.8, it just depends. I am sure many other ISP's do the same thing, their disclaimer "we don't guarentee connection speeds"