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No, my system never worked at or near 56K. The best I got was about 28K.
The speed has dropped below 10K several times in the last week, but now it seems it has leveled off to about 19K. I would like to get it closer to 28K again. I hate to sound stupid, but I really don't know how to find Hyperterminal, as you suggested. Please advise how. "w_tom" wrote in message ... You are spending enormous time with things that have no effect on a modem. Furthermore, I am still confused as to what does and did work. First, did this system work at near 56K previously? Did it work at this location - on these phone lines at 56K previously? Somewhere, everyone in the neighborhood is limited to 28K? Is that correct? If so, that pretty much defines the problem. Assumed that if this is a winmodem, then the computer is faster than 200 Mhz. Simplify the testing. Your concern is modem and phone line - nothing more. Hyperterminal is excellent for such a test. Find Hyperterminal. Have it dial your ISPs local numbers. Am not familiar with your modem, but most V.90s will respond with a message such as "CONNECT xx" where xx is the speed. No fancy PPP software involved. No ISP throttling. No internet protocols and passwords to establish. Simply the ISP's phone line interface computer will response with something simple like "LOGIN:". Point is that your simple connection will report the best speed possible for that phone line. Whys can be explained in later posts. Telco may be telling you the 'whys' when they respond. But stop with all the 'Listerene' type solutions that really would never have solved any modem speed problems. In the meantime, I still have little idea what you really have and had since I read so many contradictions. Finally got tired waiting for someone to ask the right questions. Chuck Block wrote: Sorry, I clicked on the outgoing message prematurely. the correct web site is: tech.msn.com/internet/speedtest.asp |
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should be on the menu:
Start/All Programs/Accessories/Communications or just type "hypertrm.exe" in a the "run" dialog box. |
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I have three phones, one with fax capabilities, one with answering services
and a phone with a phone at the base with a cordless. Chuck "Rob Schneider" wrote in message ... Chuck, Just a thought ... do you have a lot of phone devices connected to the phone lines in your house (phones, extension phones, fax, modems, etc.?). |
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Chuck Block wrote:
I have three phones, one with fax capabilities, one with answering services and a phone with a phone at the base with a cordless. Chuck "Rob Schneider" wrote in message ... Chuck, Just a thought ... do you have a lot of phone devices connected to the phone lines in your house (phones, extension phones, fax, modems, etc.?). that's not a lot and probably not an issue here ... it was just a hunch. |
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I guess I don't know how to get the Hyperteminal to work. I enter the LOGIN
information but it then brings up the password, and nothing is visible when trying to type the password. Nothing happens. "Rob Schneider" wrote in message ... should be on the menu: Start/All Programs/Accessories/Communications or just type "hypertrm.exe" in a the "run" dialog box. |
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Chuck Block wrote:
I guess I don't know how to get the Hyperteminal to work. I enter the LOGIN information but it then brings up the password, and nothing is visible when trying to type the password. Nothing happens. "Rob Schneider" wrote in message ... should be on the menu: Start/All Programs/Accessories/Communications or just type "hypertrm.exe" in a the "run" dialog box. I don't think the point is to login ... re-read w_tom's suggestion. Hee said to see the message "connect xx" where xx is the speed. Do you se this? |
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Rob:
When I go to the Hyperterminal, I dial in with the local ISP number and a box pops up with login (flashing cursor @ the end of login). Possibly I'm not doing something right before it gets to that point, but this doesn't work "Rob Schneider" wrote in message ... Chuck Block wrote: I guess I don't know how to get the Hyperteminal to work. I enter the LOGIN information but it then brings up the password, and nothing is visible when trying to type the password. Nothing happens. "Rob Schneider" wrote in message ... should be on the menu: Start/All Programs/Accessories/Communications or just type "hypertrm.exe" in a the "run" dialog box. I don't think the point is to login ... re-read w_tom's suggestion. Hee said to see the message "connect xx" where xx is the speed. Do you se this? |
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Yes, the V92 is 56,
I have no idea where you're reading those speeds, as that modem is NOT capable of downloading that fast. Take into account d'load speeds will vary depending on the download limiting restrictions a server can put on its site, also the amount of traffic from that site at the time. Your best bet is to download something from MS, and watch the NORMAL download indicator. Not 100% accurate, but near enough. 19 kbps DOES NOT make sense. As I said, the very best you can hope for is close to 6, so I haven't a clue what or how you're reading it. It does sound as though your phones are causing some sort of problem, as unplugging them did double your "odd" speed. If they ARE causing this, there are a couple of things you can do, but first you have to give figures that make sense. 1. Make sure the phone line sees the PC as the First Device the exchange sees. 2. Run the phones off the output socket of the PC. All this means a bit of house rewiring, so the problem has to definitely be pinned down to the phones. Another alternative is to use a special splitter box which Telephone Cos. normally can supply (at a cost). This effectively is installed where the line enters the premises, splits the 2 routes there and isolates them from each other. -- Johnf John: This is the modem: Intel(R) 536EP V.92 Is this a 56K modem? I don't expect to get more speed than I had before last week, but I would like to find the problem which caused it to drop and get it back. First of all, I unplugged all of the telephone jacks and ran a speed test using MSN Internet Speed Test and got a reading of 9.2 kbps. I then disconnected the power cords on the telephones and got readings of 19.2, 19, and 19 kbps. I plugged all connections to the other telephones, ran the test several times and in still got 19 kbps readings. "johnf" wrote in message ... OK, even so, a 56.6K modem is 56.6Kb (Kilo-bits/sec. - not Kilo-Bytes). The best you will ever get is slightly over 6KB/sec. Governing factors are - Quality of line (noise, capacitance etc.) No. of exchanges it passes through and the type & age of equipment in the exchanges. I haven't found a Telephone Co. yet who will supply a telephone connection with guaranteed data quality - you pay rental for a telephone line, that's all they're obliged to provide. One other thing to check. Some brands of phones will kill a 56.6 modem (but don't worry the older 28.8 'bulldozer' modems). If a phone uses something like a SuperCap to hold up its memory, it can even cause the connection to slow right down & drop out after a few minutes. Try unplugging you phone(s) & see what happens. -- Johnf No, I have a 56K Modem, but my ISP has adjusted the settings on my computer, with the internet indicator next to the clock, which informs you of the internet speed when you place the mouse on the indicator. The ISP makes the setting adjustment from the control panel. MSN internet speed test tells me the how fast the computer is actually working. tech.msn.com/internet/speediest.asp "johnf" wrote in message ... That doesn't make sense. I don't know what indicator you're talking about, but a 28.8 modem will only download at max. 2.5 - 3Kb/sec. -- Johnf Rob: Sorry, it looks like I missed your message here. My internet speed was 28.8K. Now it is 21.6K on the indicator next to my clock. The MSN internet speed tests range from 14.4K8.7K. I installed some toolbars, just before everything slowed down. Goggle Toolbar, ETN Travel Toolbar and UltraBar. Chuck "Rob Schneider" wrote in message ... Chuck, Was internet speed *ever* good? If so, what changed? Or, with what are you now comparing it with to say it is now slow? Have you changed our intenet habits and using, say MSNBC more (which loads huge amounts of data) more than yahoo.com (which is more frugal with bandwidth). Is it just screen refresh? It is time to find the web addresses? When you say "my speed has been reduced to an agonizing slow point" ... say more about what "my speed" is and what you would wish to happen. Might help us pinpoint the issue better. |
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What you see is Hyperterminal's response to modem
responses. The modem is a computer. Once you have got Hyperterminal up, then don't have Hyperterminal dial. When it asks for a new connection or something equivalent, then simply 'Cancel'. Now you will be talking directly to the modem's computer. For example, enter AT&F (followed by enter). Modem's computer will respond with OK. AT&F asked modem to initialize itself. Also enter ATL3 to turn on modem speaker to high volume. ATZ may also be necessary to tell modem to respond with standard messages. Now ask the modem to dial - ATDTxxxxxxx where xxxxxx is the phone number for that ISP. Modem should respond by dialing and then report when a connection is made to ISPs modem. Typical message from modem would be CONNECT xxxx where xxxx is the data speed between two modems. {Make modem dial faster by entering ATS11=55 } All that beeping and shrilling were two modem negotiating a best speed possible between them. Once established, then the connect message would report what those two modems decided was the best speed for that phone line. BTW, you want to do this for another reason. There is no better, simpler test when strange modem problems are encountered. Best to see the messages directly from modem's computer when solving problems. That LOGIN: response received previously from ISP means that Hyperterminal was talking to their modem. The above procedures bypasses Hyperterminal's modem control and lets you see modem's actual responses. Just entering AT followed by Enter should result in a modem response of OK - once the modem has been initialized by the AT&F command. Telephone company need only provide a line that meets something like 26K (forgot exact number). But since so many phone lines were installed better than required, then higher baud rates were possible. However baud rate is limited by telephone switching computer. Further limitations are imposed if using remote subscriber line interfaces sometimes called SLiCs. These collect many phone lines together and transmit the entire group down two fiber optic cables. Some SLiCs are installed so that 28K is maximum speed. That would explain why neighborhood is limited to only 28K AND why xDSL is not available. Follow your phone line. See where it goes. But do the Hyperterminal test, no matter what, since that is a also a powerful diagnostic tool for future problem solving. Chuck Block wrote: Rob: When I go to the Hyperterminal, I dial in with the local ISP number and a box pops up with login (flashing cursor @ the end of login). Possibly I'm not doing something right before it gets to that point, but this doesn't work |
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Had same problem found innetwork connections the ISP was disconnected.
The set up was ckanged to custom from default. It would revert back to custom several times before it finally stuck. now works O.K.Don't Know what caused it to occur.graino |
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John:
Go to the web site: tech.msn.com/internet/speedtest.asp and see what readings you get on your computer. Maybe you can figure out what the real speed is from direct observation. I found this web site after I started having the lack of speed problems, I also have had no special training in computers, so I am not often accurate with the correct terminology when trying to describe a problem. After I get done with some other things today, I'll work on your other suggestions. Chuck "johnf" wrote in message ... Yes, the V92 is 56, I have no idea where you're reading those speeds, as that modem is NOT capable of downloading that fast. Take into account d'load speeds will vary depending on the download limiting restrictions a server can put on its site, also the amount of traffic from that site at the time. Your best bet is to download something from MS, and watch the NORMAL download indicator. Not 100% accurate, but near enough. 19 kbps DOES NOT make sense. As I said, the very best you can hope for is close to 6, so I haven't a clue what or how you're reading it. It does sound as though your phones are causing some sort of problem, as unplugging them did double your "odd" speed. If they ARE causing this, there are a couple of things you can do, but first you have to give figures that make sense. 1. Make sure the phone line sees the PC as the First Device the exchange sees. 2. Run the phones off the output socket of the PC. All this means a bit of house rewiring, so the problem has to definitely be pinned down to the phones. Another alternative is to use a special splitter box which Telephone Cos. normally can supply (at a cost). This effectively is installed where the line enters the premises, splits the 2 routes there and isolates them from each other. -- Johnf John: This is the modem: Intel(R) 536EP V.92 Is this a 56K modem? I don't expect to get more speed than I had before last week, but I would like to find the problem which caused it to drop and get it back. First of all, I unplugged all of the telephone jacks and ran a speed test using MSN Internet Speed Test and got a reading of 9.2 kbps. I then disconnected the power cords on the telephones and got readings of 19.2, 19, and 19 kbps. I plugged all connections to the other telephones, ran the test several times and in still got 19 kbps readings. "johnf" wrote in message ... OK, even so, a 56.6K modem is 56.6Kb (Kilo-bits/sec. - not Kilo-Bytes). The best you will ever get is slightly over 6KB/sec. Governing factors are - Quality of line (noise, capacitance etc.) No. of exchanges it passes through and the type & age of equipment in the exchanges. I haven't found a Telephone Co. yet who will supply a telephone connection with guaranteed data quality - you pay rental for a telephone line, that's all they're obliged to provide. One other thing to check. Some brands of phones will kill a 56.6 modem (but don't worry the older 28.8 'bulldozer' modems). If a phone uses something like a SuperCap to hold up its memory, it can even cause the connection to slow right down & drop out after a few minutes. Try unplugging you phone(s) & see what happens. -- Johnf No, I have a 56K Modem, but my ISP has adjusted the settings on my computer, with the internet indicator next to the clock, which informs you of the internet speed when you place the mouse on the indicator. The ISP makes the setting adjustment from the control panel. MSN internet speed test tells me the how fast the computer is actually working. tech.msn.com/internet/speediest.asp "johnf" wrote in message ... That doesn't make sense. I don't know what indicator you're talking about, but a 28.8 modem will only download at max. 2.5 - 3Kb/sec. -- Johnf Rob: Sorry, it looks like I missed your message here. My internet speed was 28.8K. Now it is 21.6K on the indicator next to my clock. The MSN internet speed tests range from 14.4K8.7K. I installed some toolbars, just before everything slowed down. Goggle Toolbar, ETN Travel Toolbar and UltraBar. Chuck "Rob Schneider" wrote in message ... Chuck, Was internet speed *ever* good? If so, what changed? Or, with what are you now comparing it with to say it is now slow? Have you changed our intenet habits and using, say MSNBC more (which loads huge amounts of data) more than yahoo.com (which is more frugal with bandwidth). Is it just screen refresh? It is time to find the web addresses? When you say "my speed has been reduced to an agonizing slow point" ... say more about what "my speed" is and what you would wish to happen. Might help us pinpoint the issue better. |
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Yes, I had a look at that before. It says my download speed is 503Kbps. Not
the 'b', that means 'bits'. All data transfer is normally sent in packages of 'Bytes' ( 1 Byte = 8 bits). If I download from a fast site at 503Kbps, my actual data speed is approx. 63KBps, this is what you normally see on the download progression bar-graph. So, where and how are you reading your 19x figures? -- Johnf John: Go to the web site: tech.msn.com/internet/speedtest.asp and see what readings you get on your computer. Maybe you can figure out what the real speed is from direct observation. I found this web site after I started having the lack of speed problems, I also have had no special training in computers, so I am not often accurate with the correct terminology when trying to describe a problem. After I get done with some other things today, I'll work on your other suggestions. Chuck "johnf" wrote in message ... Yes, the V92 is 56, I have no idea where you're reading those speeds, as that modem is NOT capable of downloading that fast. Take into account d'load speeds will vary depending on the download limiting restrictions a server can put on its site, also the amount of traffic from that site at the time. Your best bet is to download something from MS, and watch the NORMAL download indicator. Not 100% accurate, but near enough. 19 kbps DOES NOT make sense. As I said, the very best you can hope for is close to 6, so I haven't a clue what or how you're reading it. It does sound as though your phones are causing some sort of problem, as unplugging them did double your "odd" speed. If they ARE causing this, there are a couple of things you can do, but first you have to give figures that make sense. 1. Make sure the phone line sees the PC as the First Device the exchange sees. 2. Run the phones off the output socket of the PC. All this means a bit of house rewiring, so the problem has to definitely be pinned down to the phones. Another alternative is to use a special splitter box which Telephone Cos. normally can supply (at a cost). This effectively is installed where the line enters the premises, splits the 2 routes there and isolates them from each other. -- Johnf John: This is the modem: Intel(R) 536EP V.92 Is this a 56K modem? I don't expect to get more speed than I had before last week, but I would like to find the problem which caused it to drop and get it back. First of all, I unplugged all of the telephone jacks and ran a speed test using MSN Internet Speed Test and got a reading of 9.2 kbps. I then disconnected the power cords on the telephones and got readings of 19.2, 19, and 19 kbps. I plugged all connections to the other telephones, ran the test several times and in still got 19 kbps readings. "johnf" wrote in message ... OK, even so, a 56.6K modem is 56.6Kb (Kilo-bits/sec. - not Kilo-Bytes). The best you will ever get is slightly over 6KB/sec. Governing factors are - Quality of line (noise, capacitance etc.) No. of exchanges it passes through and the type & age of equipment in the exchanges. I haven't found a Telephone Co. yet who will supply a telephone connection with guaranteed data quality - you pay rental for a telephone line, that's all they're obliged to provide. One other thing to check. Some brands of phones will kill a 56.6 modem (but don't worry the older 28.8 'bulldozer' modems). If a phone uses something like a SuperCap to hold up its memory, it can even cause the connection to slow right down & drop out after a few minutes. Try unplugging you phone(s) & see what happens. -- Johnf No, I have a 56K Modem, but my ISP has adjusted the settings on my computer, with the internet indicator next to the clock, which informs you of the internet speed when you place the mouse on the indicator. The ISP makes the setting adjustment from the control panel. MSN internet speed test tells me the how fast the computer is actually working. tech.msn.com/internet/speediest.asp "johnf" wrote in message ... That doesn't make sense. I don't know what indicator you're talking about, but a 28.8 modem will only download at max. 2.5 - 3Kb/sec. -- Johnf Rob: Sorry, it looks like I missed your message here. My internet speed was 28.8K. Now it is 21.6K on the indicator next to my clock. The MSN internet speed tests range from 14.4K8.7K. I installed some toolbars, just before everything slowed down. Goggle Toolbar, ETN Travel Toolbar and UltraBar. Chuck "Rob Schneider" wrote in message ... Chuck, Was internet speed *ever* good? If so, what changed? Or, with what are you now comparing it with to say it is now slow? Have you changed our intenet habits and using, say MSNBC more (which loads huge amounts of data) more than yahoo.com (which is more frugal with bandwidth). Is it just screen refresh? It is time to find the web addresses? When you say "my speed has been reduced to an agonizing slow point" ... say more about what "my speed" is and what you would wish to happen. Might help us pinpoint the issue better. |
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Tom:
I finally had some time to work on this. I followed your directives, mostly, and entered AT&FATL3ATDT2664038 and it dialed in and connect is 21600. I ran this 4-5 times and consistently got the 21600 reading. I can not figure out how to use the BTW that you mentioned. The speeds seem to be improved, for whatever reason this morning. One thing did occur that might be significant. The last two nights, the computer would not shut down by clicking startturn off computerturn off buttons. I had to shut the computer down by pressing the power button for four seconds. When I started the computer in the mornings, the dialup would not connect with ISP. I had to unplug the power cord for several seconds, plug it back in, start it back up again, and then it dialed in successfully and was connected. The problem with having to unplug the power cord has been going on for several months. I talked to the ISP support but they don't have any ideas what is causing this to happen. What do you make out of this? Chuck "w_tom" wrote in message ... What you see is Hyperterminal's response to modem responses. The modem is a computer. Once you have got Hyperterminal up, then don't have Hyperterminal dial. When it asks for a new connection or something equivalent, then simply 'Cancel'. Now you will be talking directly to the modem's computer. For example, enter AT&F (followed by enter). Modem's computer will respond with OK. AT&F asked modem to initialize itself. Also enter ATL3 to turn on modem speaker to high volume. ATZ may also be necessary to tell modem to respond with standard messages. Now ask the modem to dial - ATDTxxxxxxx where xxxxxx is the phone number for that ISP. Modem should respond by dialing and then report when a connection is made to ISPs modem. Typical message from modem would be CONNECT xxxx where xxxx is the data speed between two modems. {Make modem dial faster by entering ATS11=55 } All that beeping and shrilling were two modem negotiating a best speed possible between them. Once established, then the connect message would report what those two modems decided was the best speed for that phone line. BTW, you want to do this for another reason. There is no better, simpler test when strange modem problems are encountered. Best to see the messages directly from modem's computer when solving problems. That LOGIN: response received previously from ISP means that Hyperterminal was talking to their modem. The above procedures bypasses Hyperterminal's modem control and lets you see modem's actual responses. Just entering AT followed by Enter should result in a modem response of OK - once the modem has been initialized by the AT&F command. Telephone company need only provide a line that meets something like 26K (forgot exact number). But since so many phone lines were installed better than required, then higher baud rates were possible. However baud rate is limited by telephone switching computer. Further limitations are imposed if using remote subscriber line interfaces sometimes called SLiCs. These collect many phone lines together and transmit the entire group down two fiber optic cables. Some SLiCs are installed so that 28K is maximum speed. That would explain why neighborhood is limited to only 28K AND why xDSL is not available. Follow your phone line. See where it goes. But do the Hyperterminal test, no matter what, since that is a also a powerful diagnostic tool for future problem solving. Chuck Block wrote: Rob: When I go to the Hyperterminal, I dial in with the local ISP number and a box pops up with login (flashing cursor @ the end of login). Possibly I'm not doing something right before it gets to that point, but this doesn't work |
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John:
I simply read the MSN internet speed test results. I just ran it a few minutes ago and I have Connection Type 16.9 Kbps and Connection Speed 16.9 kbps. I may have made a mistake with the letter K or k. I just noticed that they are not the same. I'll check with the telephone company tomorrow about the lines and a splitter. Chuck "johnf" wrote in message ... Yes, I had a look at that before. It says my download speed is 503Kbps. Not the 'b', that means 'bits'. All data transfer is normally sent in packages of 'Bytes' ( 1 Byte = 8 bits). If I download from a fast site at 503Kbps, my actual data speed is approx. 63KBps, this is what you normally see on the download progression bar-graph. So, where and how are you reading your 19x figures? -- Johnf John: Go to the web site: tech.msn.com/internet/speedtest.asp and see what readings you get on your computer. Maybe you can figure out what the real speed is from direct observation. I found this web site after I started having the lack of speed problems, I also have had no special training in computers, so I am not often accurate with the correct terminology when trying to describe a problem. After I get done with some other things today, I'll work on your other suggestions. Chuck "johnf" wrote in message ... Yes, the V92 is 56, I have no idea where you're reading those speeds, as that modem is NOT capable of downloading that fast. Take into account d'load speeds will vary depending on the download limiting restrictions a server can put on its site, also the amount of traffic from that site at the time. Your best bet is to download something from MS, and watch the NORMAL download indicator. Not 100% accurate, but near enough. 19 kbps DOES NOT make sense. As I said, the very best you can hope for is close to 6, so I haven't a clue what or how you're reading it. It does sound as though your phones are causing some sort of problem, as unplugging them did double your "odd" speed. If they ARE causing this, there are a couple of things you can do, but first you have to give figures that make sense. 1. Make sure the phone line sees the PC as the First Device the exchange sees. 2. Run the phones off the output socket of the PC. All this means a bit of house rewiring, so the problem has to definitely be pinned down to the phones. Another alternative is to use a special splitter box which Telephone Cos. normally can supply (at a cost). This effectively is installed where the line enters the premises, splits the 2 routes there and isolates them from each other. -- Johnf John: This is the modem: Intel(R) 536EP V.92 Is this a 56K modem? I don't expect to get more speed than I had before last week, but I would like to find the problem which caused it to drop and get it back. First of all, I unplugged all of the telephone jacks and ran a speed test using MSN Internet Speed Test and got a reading of 9.2 kbps. I then disconnected the power cords on the telephones and got readings of 19.2, 19, and 19 kbps. I plugged all connections to the other telephones, ran the test several times and in still got 19 kbps readings. "johnf" wrote in message ... OK, even so, a 56.6K modem is 56.6Kb (Kilo-bits/sec. - not Kilo-Bytes). The best you will ever get is slightly over 6KB/sec. Governing factors are - Quality of line (noise, capacitance etc.) No. of exchanges it passes through and the type & age of equipment in the exchanges. I haven't found a Telephone Co. yet who will supply a telephone connection with guaranteed data quality - you pay rental for a telephone line, that's all they're obliged to provide. One other thing to check. Some brands of phones will kill a 56.6 modem (but don't worry the older 28.8 'bulldozer' modems). If a phone uses something like a SuperCap to hold up its memory, it can even cause the connection to slow right down & drop out after a few minutes. Try unplugging you phone(s) & see what happens. -- Johnf No, I have a 56K Modem, but my ISP has adjusted the settings on my computer, with the internet indicator next to the clock, which informs you of the internet speed when you place the mouse on the indicator. The ISP makes the setting adjustment from the control panel. MSN internet speed test tells me the how fast the computer is actually working. tech.msn.com/internet/speediest.asp "johnf" wrote in message ... That doesn't make sense. I don't know what indicator you're talking about, but a 28.8 modem will only download at max. 2.5 - 3Kb/sec. -- Johnf Rob: Sorry, it looks like I missed your message here. My internet speed was 28.8K. Now it is 21.6K on the indicator next to my clock. The MSN internet speed tests range from 14.4K8.7K. I installed some toolbars, just before everything slowed down. Goggle Toolbar, ETN Travel Toolbar and UltraBar. Chuck "Rob Schneider" wrote in message ... Chuck, Was internet speed *ever* good? If so, what changed? Or, with what are you now comparing it with to say it is now slow? Have you changed our intenet habits and using, say MSNBC more (which loads huge amounts of data) more than yahoo.com (which is more frugal with bandwidth). Is it just screen refresh? It is time to find the web addresses? When you say "my speed has been reduced to an agonizing slow point" ... say more about what "my speed" is and what you would wish to happen. Might help us pinpoint the issue better. |
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Do you even have to unplug power cord to get Hyperterminal
to work? How does Hyperterminal fail is the power cord is not temporarily disconnected - what are the failure messages and symptoms. BTW - By The Way IOW - In Other Words OTOH - On The Other Hand WYWHN - Wish You Were Here... Not - don't use this one in preferred company. 21.6K is slow. Lets get much of the peripheral problems out of the picture. Inside the Network Interface Device, a gray box where the telco wire meets your wires, is a phone plug. That phone plug connects your interior wires to their wires. Unplug that phone plug and connect a long telephone line from your computer directly to that phone jack. Now do your testing. This will test only your computer on only their wires. BTW, that NID (premise interface box) is also the 'whole house' surge protector provided free by the telco for your phone lines. That protector is why the NID has a 10 AWG wire connecting box to earth ground - just another way of identifying the NID and what it does. Chuck Block wrote: Tom: I finally had some time to work on this. I followed your directives, mostly, and entered AT&FATL3ATDT2664038 and it dialed in and connect is 21600. I ran this 4-5 times and consistently got the 21600 reading. I can not figure out how to use the BTW that you mentioned. The speeds seem to be improved, for whatever reason this morning. One thing did occur that might be significant. The last two nights, the computer would not shut down by clicking startturn off computerturn off buttons. I had to shut the computer down by pressing the power button for four seconds. When I started the computer in the mornings, the dialup would not connect with ISP. I had to unplug the power cord for several seconds, plug it back in, start it back up again, and then it dialed in successfully and was connected. The problem with having to unplug the power cord has been going on for several months. I talked to the ISP support but they don't have any ideas what is causing this to happen. What do you make out of this? |
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