I realize that every time you connect to a dial-up system, you can
connect at a different speed.  There are two web sites that I'm
aware of that will give you a more accurate view of what speed
you are connected at.  The first will start to run when you access
the site.  The second prompts you to select a dowload location
and either text or graphics test.  Here are the links:
http://computingcentral.msn.com/topics/bandwidth/speedtest500.asp
http://www.toast.net/
There are probably other tests like these, but I've found this to
be pretty accurate.

Ron Jobe

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