Hello,
                   Are the providers you are connecting with
supportive of X2 or Flex?? If you are trying to connect to a Flex
provider with an X2 modem I believe that would account for the slower
connection speed.

                                 Mark Walter

> Hi,
>
> I have an Actiontec 56K X2 Modem.  I have tried numerous ISP's and I can
> only connect at 28.8.  Does anyone know how I can boost this up?  I have
> downloaded all of the firmware upgrades for this modem.  I think it is the
> phone lines but I have no idea how to solve this problem.  The phone company
> told me to check the connection box.  I live in an appartment complex.  I
> found the connection box but what do I do from there?  Does anyone have any
> knowledge of phone line trouble?  I would like to avoid the $67/hr charge by
> the phone company.  If not, does anyone know how I could boost the speed of
> the modem internally?  Any help would be nice.  TIA
>
> System Specs:
> PII 400 w/ASUS BX MoBo
> Windows '95
> 8MB Fire GL Video Card
> PCI SOund
> 128MB 100mhz SDRAM
> 12GB UDMA Hard Drive
> Actiontec 56K x2 Modem
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michi Imamura
>
>