This might seem like an obvious or dumb question/response but just thought I
would ask:

Have you ever been able to connect any faster on that same phone line with a
different computer? (or different modem)

Just for example where I live, in the outer lying rural areas, no one gets
out any faster then around 28k. (I am talking about dial up of course) No
matter what! Regardless of your ISP & you can have the best modem in the
world.......

I have never completely understood why this is but I guess it has to do
primarily with the distance....I think....signal loss? (and/or) Quality of
the phone lines running out to the rural areas? I don't know....and this may
have nothing to do with your problem....but just thought I would throw it
out there.

Party on!
-=William=-





----- Original Message -----
From: "Loy Pressley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 5:17 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] 56K Dial-up Modem Won't Connect at More than 28.8


> Good morning,
>
> I have a Conexant HCF V90 56K RTAD Speakerphone PCI Modem in my
> computer, a Dell Dimension L800r with 512 megs of ram, running at 800
> MHz.  My operating system is WinME.  I have never been able to connect
> to my ISP at any speed greater than 28.8.  In fact, I cannot hear on
> the
> speaker that the modem is even attempting to negotiate a connection
> higher than 28.8.  Can I do anything that will increase the speed of
> the
> connection?
>
> The modem is on COM4. I have the maximum speed set at 115200, 8-N-1.
> The driver is comm.drv.  When I run the diagnostics I get:
>
> Command          Response
> ATI1                   265
> ATI2                   OK
> ATI3                   2.1.2.164.013.025
> ATI4                   Conexant HCF V.90 56K RTAD Speakerphone PCI Modem
> ATI5                   181
> ATI6                   DP Rev BA
>                         V90    SPX RAM Ver 05
>                         V90    CTL RAM Ver 05
>                         K56FLEX SPX RAM Ver 47
>                          K56FLEX CTL RAM Ver 47
> ATI7                   255
> AT+FCLASS=?    0.1.1.0.8.80
>
> Port                     COM4
> Interrupt               9
> Address                DFF0
> UART                    NS 16550AN
> Highest Speed:      115K Baud
>
> Identifier:  CXT\VEN_14F1&DEV_1036&SUBSYS_020913E
>
> I don't know what all of that means but it might help.
>
> Thanks...
>
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