In a message dated 2/1/99 3:50:55 PM Central Standard Time,
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<< Yes, but what anything *says* is/can be academic, certainly it can be
puzzling. I have an un-named modem card and it says 115,200 all the time.
Now, it's supposed to be a 56K but when I set it to 56000 it is definitely
slower than otherwise. My ISP swears that it cannot be - and I have to
assume they know what they're talking about - but all I can say is that at
115,2000 the stuff comes in like a train. When downloading large files I
consistently get 2.5 to 4 kB/s. (I use Opera, mind you, so that may help
in the speed stakes.)
Before a totally new install of Win95, the same card at 42,000 was like
wading through treacle; at 33,600 - great! anything over 42,00 was a
lottery. I'd seen 44,000 and it wasn't remarkable.
I think part of the confusion may be a lack of standard reporting
parameters????
>>
Are you telling me that even though I have a 56K modem, I could maybe set it
for 115,200, and I could get maybe, just maybe a faster speed?
Susan Hays
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