One way to test this would be to get up early in the morning
on a weekday morning and try it out.  If it is just as slow as
ever, then you likely have a problem.    I suggest sometime
before 6am EST, but if you live on the West Coast, try staying
up until 2am instead.  (Not on Friday or Saturday)

I have noticed a big difference between 7am CST and 8:30am.

Dean Kukral

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryo Imamura <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, November 21, 1998 3:53 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] slow modem transfers


>I am wondering if my new 3COM USR 56K V90 modem is malfunctioning because
>sometimes (like tonight) websites are so slow to load up and sometimes
>clicking on a link does absolutely nothing.  A friend told me that it is
>just a sign of the times with regular web traffic jams at certain times
>like Friday evenings.  What do you think?  I am wondering too whether I
>have the modem configured correctly.  The phone line tests out at 56K
>according to the line test at the USR site.  But I am showing connections
>at 26400 and download rates of 2.9K/second, which sounds more like 28.8
>speed.
>
>Ryo Imamura
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