Bob:

List experts may explain this better, but much of the problem with modem
access speed is related to the local phone lines. Eg, a few months ago, I
swapped my elderly Mom's 33.6K modem for a 56K modem. Prior to the swap,
she was connecting at a speed of 15K+/-, but after installing the 56K,
she connected at a proportionate 28K+/-. She lives in a retirement
village which I believe has its own system or phone exchange. (They have
no explanation for the slower service, alhough I have an identical modem
in my system which connects at between 49+K to 52+K.

> My computer has a 56K dialup modem in it that has typically
> connected at
> 31.2K baud.  When this happens I get the normal handshake sounds and
> connect
> every time to Earthlink.  Recently I've I've been connecting at 37
> to 42K
> and the handshake is normal but louder and then there is a sound
> like a
> large bee going by; this handshake preceeds the faster hookup.  When
> this
> ocurs, I frequently don't hook up and have to redial, sometimes
> several
> times.  The question is; is there a modem setting that will enhance
> the
> consistancy of connecting at the higher speed?  I've tried setting
> the
> 'send' and 'transmit' speeds from 'maximum' to 'medium' but this
> didn't
> help.
> Thanks for your help,

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