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????

Yoooors,

Iain.


><< How do you determine the speed of connection?  At start-up AOL says I am
> connected at 115200 bps but I don't think that is possible as I only have a
> 33.6 K modem.
>
> Lee Kenna >>
>
>No, 115,200 is definitely not correct.  Be sure your modem speed in your AOL
>setup is set at 33.6.  It may be set at 115,000.  There is a setting in the
>setup that has 115,000.  Maybe that is the problem.  I do have a 56K modem,
>but at sign on/connection, I never get higher than 49,333.  My AOL program is
>set at 56K because I have a 56K modem.  Go into the setup and change yours to
>33.6.  Then maybe you will get an accurate connection speed.
>
>Susan Hays
>
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