Good point.  My ISP offers 56K.  But I never thought about whether their
56K is compatible with my 56K modem.  I just assumed that USR was pretty
much the standard.  I will have to check into it.  Thanks.

On Sat, 21 Nov 1998, Jim Meagher wrote:

> Ryo,
>
> What your friend says about traffic jams is true.  The
> internet is becoming VERY overloaded. And that will account
> for *some* of the slowdowns you see.  BUT....
>
> You need to check with your ISP and find out what brand
> of modem and what speed his incoming lines use.  If your
> ISP is using 28.8 modems, then 28.8 is all you
> will ever achieve.
>
> If you are downloading at 2.9K *consistently*, then it sounds
> like your ISP has 33.6 modems -OR- his 56K is not compatible
> with your USR 56K.  That happens sometimes, even though
> both modems are V90 they just can't talk to each other
> for one reason or another.
>
>
> Jim Meagher
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ryo Imamura
> >
> > 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.
>

Ryo Imamura
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