At 06:47 AM 8/5/98 , Jun Qian wrote:
>
>Who knows KTX modem?  I have a 56k KTX modem.  Mostly (99%) I only get
>26400bps connection speed to my ISP, and I only got 28800bps couple of
>times.  My ISP currently uses 33.6k modems.
>I checked KTX webpages and I don't need any upgrade.  All my phone line
>is really new.
>What else should I do to ge higher speed?
>I was told to try a alternate driver or looking for some Init string.
>So I tried to add S202=32 as KTX website said and nothing changed (I
>don't know any alternate driver, if anyone knows please tell me).
>
>Please help! (I have to wait some month to get my ISP going digital,
>before that, I do need higher speed than 26400)

First, the speed capability of your modem is not the determining factor.  It is
the maximum speed of your modem and the modem you are connecting,
the ISP.  SInce the ISP has only 33.6K, that is the best you can do.   In other
words, you cannot setup the dual channel of the 56k if you are only connecting
to a 33.6k ISP.

Now, the second point is that you are discussing "connect" speed.  The speed
displayed as your connect speed is not your true speed.  This displayed speed
at time of connect is based on a few bits of data transferred during connection
and can be effected by the port settings on the modems at your ISP.   The only
true test of your speed is to do file transfers from your ISP, using compressed
files.   Monitor this speed during the file transfer...    use a program such as
CuteFTP or others that will display the actual file transfer speed.   I am willing
to bet you will see 3.6k file transfers...   if you do, then your modem is moving
at top speed for your current ISP.    Be sure to use compressed files, such as
a ZIP file...  uncompressed files will transfer at higher rates, as the files are
compressed during transfer...


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