modem performance

[bdlaw]

when i had win98se my modem ran very well now i have xp it
wont do any better than a 26k that is as fast as it will
go i never had that problem untill now how can i get it
back up to running like it should (56k)

thank you

bdlaw
>-----Original Message-----
>I know this is not the optimum forum, but there are so
many helpful
>people here that I thought someone could point me in the
right
>direction. I always get a connection of at least 52 kbps
using a Lucent
> Winmodem. However the best transfer rate I ever get is
less than
>10kbps, and almost always between 5-6. I look in my
firewall and there
>are never any other apps that are hogging bandwidth so I
can't
>understand why I can't get a better transfer rate.
>
>I there is any advice out there, thanks alot. If not,
sorry for using
>this forum for a non-MS dependent post.
>
>Monticus
>
>.
>