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JereN_myne

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modem speed
« on: December 30, 2006, 11:31:55 PM »
how can i check the speed of my modem?

it only shows 33.6 kbs...
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GX1_Man

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Re: modem speed
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2006, 05:25:39 AM »
The modem maximum speed is set by the hardware involved, but we don't know what yours is. The actual connection speeds depends on several things, mostly line quality. You can check your effective speeds here:

http://www.testmyspeed.com/

If there are problems you can check with your telephone company for further help. There may or may not be any improvement available.
« Last Edit: December 31, 2006, 05:26:58 AM by GX1_Man »
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Re: modem speed
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2007, 11:21:30 AM »
What's the speed rating of your modem?  Is it a 56K modem?  Before 56K, there were 33.6K modems and, before that, 28.8K modems.  If you have a 33.6K modem and you consistenly see 33.6K shown as the actual speed, then you're getting as much speed as possible with that modem.  You would need to get a 56K modem to get better speed.  

If, on the other hand, you have a 56K modem, then the line quality GX1_MAN mentioned is probably limiting your actual speed.
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