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 > ===== > Micro Solutions Consulting Member of The HTML Writers Guild > http://www.ezy.net/~microsol International Webmasters Association > 410-543-8996 MS Site Builder Network - Level 2 member > ===== > > > -----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 [log in to unmask] PCBUILD only works if you contribute. Send your messages to be posted to: [log in to unmask]