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I Need Help Speeding Up My Internet Connection!!!
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<IMG SRC="confused.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> Does Anyone know how to speed up an internet connection? mine should connect at 56k but it only connects at about 35k-40k. Can anyone help me? <IMG SRC="confused.gif" border="0" ALT="icon">
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Your only option if you want a fast connection is to get broadband. My connection has a minimum of 512K but when downloading from certain sites it is sometimes 50% faster. I have a download speed of about 120K a second. Compared to 4K a second on 56K.
Cable modem. You can get a connection from NTL, BT, Telewest, Blue Yonder.
MXH
right now I have a 600k cable modem connection with them, and it is sweeeet.. but when i was using a dial-up with my ntl phone line, i was consistently connecting at 52k. i put this down to their super high-quality fibre optic cables as opposed to BT's antiquated copper cable network.
if you're not in an area served by ntl, then you don't have much choice at the moment. you could get ADSL from BT, if you don't mind paying £40 a month for an inferior service :S
Myself, I'm on a Satallite connection for downloading and its like lightning, only sad thing is I have a bandwidth of 2gig a month to lock me on downloading software and shite, other sad thing being my uploads still go through a 56k...
Speeding up your 56k connection, a nice easy thing to try to start off with:
1) You can speed up your Internet connection by simply changing the port speed of your computer. Go to System Properties, Device Manager, Ports, and then choose the com port that you've installed your modem on. Go to the Port Settings tab, and choose 115200.
2) Overclocking Your Modem using tweaks - http://www.webnovice.com/dec00/modemoverclock.htm
3) Make sure you have the latest modem drivers and stuff from the manufacturer
4) Try using something like Download Accelerator, it works by opening up several network connections to download files. I use this myself and it certainly improves the speed by quite a bit, its also get a re-start facility so if you get disconnected you can begin where you left off...
Have a go with those and let us know how you get on... <IMG SRC="smile.gif" border="0" ALT="icon">
http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/
Happy Tweaking! <IMG SRC="tongue.gif" border="0" ALT="icon">
Blade
Unlucky, Just finished moving the master jack and installing my ADSL line a couple of days ago, already downloaded 5 gigs of data....
please tell me how 56K can be described as "shit hot"??? Maybe just shit....
the only workable option for a decent connection speed is to get broadband.
first of all - speeding up a 56k modem connection...
if your modem is UART compatible (if its an interior modem don't even bother trying to find out) then you can increase the bps allowed through the port by windows. this can be done through the control panel, instead of limiting it to 11500 or whatever it is. get x-setup, from xteq.com to play with some variables
also, using the above piece of software you can speed up each of your COM ports on your comp
the spec of your PC makes a negligible difference to your net connection on a modem, or even broadband, in this day and age. admittedly if you had a 486 then you'd be lacking in processing power
if you have a lot of wire going to your telephone line, from your computer, this will mean a slower connection. try getting the most direct route possible
if you ring BT and ask them to increase or lower the gain on your telephone line, you can play with those settings to see if you get a better connection
next - it is possible to get speeds of around 52000bps on a 56k modem. whoever said it was not higher than 48000bps probs hasn't found a way to get it higher
however around 44000 is normal. freeserve and other ISPs have modems that can only usually dish it out for you to get around 44-48000bps as a connection.
you may also be connecting at 35000bps but in fact you get a better connection after a few mins, your computer wouldn't update that
broadband is great if:
it's available in your area
you have the cash
you're willing to put up with the crappy service BT offer
you're lucky enough to have cable in your area and can get ntl... but then you need an ntl phone line (IIRC, don't quote me on that)
you could get an ISDN line, which is basically a digital modem line. not broadband, but quicker than a modem... not sure how much they cost but they're being faded out. they're 64k lines, 128k if you get two.
you can get 128k, 512k, 1Mb and 2Mb lines for broadband for home/business use. i doubt you'd be getting a leased line though ;o)
ADSL performance *shouldn't* be how close you are to the router in the exchange. ive also never heard of you being charged for bandwidth, unless yo're hosting a site with a company
satellite... um... with a 2gig limit? not worth the money or hassle
latas
md
isdn is expensive
OC-48 backbone...hehe...few thousand a month...but very fast...