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Posted by AdrienneMorgan (Member # 1046) on :

Now that I have all the gutter-minded's attentions..... [Razz]

I got my computer all set up here at the new place, and I'm supposed to connect at 56K...ok, I'd even settle for 36K, even the occasional 28K (retch!)... [Razz]

But I've never connected at any more than 9,600!!!!! [Eek!]

That's just too painful after a year of DSL!!!
(ok, I'm spoiled) [Roll Eyes]

Tech support tells me it's cuz I got too long of a cord going from my computer to the wall jack....

OK...is he pullin' my leg or what??? [Confused]

Adrienne

Posted by Kenneth Sandlin (Member # 3014) on :

It's a very plausible cause if it is very long (25' or more). It could be picking up interference. When I use a long cord at home I get slower connections than when using a short cord...

Posted by Bob Burns (Member # 268) on :

a lot of that may be in old phone lines where you live.

Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :

Hey Adrienne,

Sometimes the phone companies use multiplexors (I think) to divide up the lines bandwidth. They usually won't tell you that however. I have RoadRunner but when I had dialup I always got as high as possible on my 56K modem. My dad is in the next county and even with his 56K modem never get higher than 28K.

Good luck.

Posted by Checkers (Member # 63) on :

No A, he's not pulling your leg.
I've also found that if you share an internet connection with other appliances - phone, answering machine, etc. - they can reduce your connection speed too.
I have my home PC set up so I can easily disconnect all the other stuff when I need to use dial-up (yuck!).
Havin' fun,
Checkers

Posted by VICTORGEORGIOU (Member # 474) on :

Hi Adrienne,
You can find out if it is the house or the outside lines by disconnecting everything except your computer, and plugging your computer into the phone jack nearest the phone line with a short cord. Ideally you would disconnect ALL the house wiring and plug into the line coming into the house. If your speed does not come up with bare bones, then nothing you do inside the house is going to help.

If you get speed with the bare bones setup, then you can work on the inside of the house. All phone cords are not equal. Cheaply made ones may not have connecters with gold plating and spring wire that holds good pressure. Also, old cords can have damaged or corroded connectors.

Any electrician who installs phone systems should be able to tell you which cables and connectors are the best. I would probably go to Frey's and see what they recommend for cable and connectors.

Good Luck! Vic G

Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :

Why did you ditch DSL and can't you subscribe to a cable provider? Or just trying to reduce overhead?

Posted by Curtis hammond (Member # 2170) on :

A--
As victor says,, you can connect directly to the phone Co's line by going to the interface box. There you can hook directly to the tel co's line by unpluging the wire that leads to your house and plug your computer directly into the interface box. There you will see a true reading on connection.

In most cases he is pulling your leg. As you know i have over 90 ft of wire leading from my interface to the front desk computer, There is absolutly no drop in dial up connect speed from the interface v/s the front desk.

There are some ISP's that advertize 56k when they actually are running modems with only 24 or 36 k capability.

Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :

Hey Adrienne.....go for the quality. [Wink]

Posted by aaronssigns (Member # 490) on :

most women tell me it GERTH rather than LENGHT for QUALITY

Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :

Yes, A...

My mind is in the gutter... took me 41 years to get it out of the sewer... LOL!

Have a great (big) one!

Posted by John Deaton III (Member # 925) on :

Adrienne, this probably aint what the problem is, but be a good idea to check it anyway. Go into your device manager and check the modem properties to make sure it is set at maximum speed. There is a remote possibility it may be set at that speed (9600). Hope you get it fixed.
[Smile]

Posted by John Thompson (Member # 2750) on :

Dial up sux but I myself like many others have no other choice (except for a satellite). I live in between two towns one with a local phone co. and and one bellsouth. We are the last phone on the line before it switches comapnies and we live about 300 yards off the road so we are stuck with old, old, old copper lines for some while according to the phone co. Cable doen't run within 2 miles of us and there will never be enough people living my way to make it profitable for them to run it. No DSL or Cable EVER! We are seriously checking into a satellite connection though. We never get over 28K and I have ran several lines out of the best you could get and done the bare bones thing, our line coming in just ain't got it and never will. It's probably the same way there Adrienne. Sometimes all the BS makes me want to move in town. No cable, no public water, no public sewer. Only good thing is that I can run around my yard naked if I want 'cause won't nobody ever see me. HA!HA! [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Jeff Bailey (Member # 1975) on :

Remind me to stay out of Georgia John..lol....

I'd give as much thought to DSL or Cable as possible first of all. Second, I'd follow the good advice here on the board ( Using a quality DSL Spec Telephone cord can help, as could requesting the telephone company test the lines in your home for noise. It's possible that there are some poor connects that are limiting your connect speeds. I'd also see if a friend could attempt to log into another ISP through your computer and see if speeds inmprove.
I'm lucky enough to have DSL at megabit speeds at home, but our offices are far enough away from the city center that we have had to order 2 way sattelite service. It's not that expensive per month, but requires about $500.00 in equipment to start.

Good luck..

Posted by Dave Draper (Member # 102) on :

We just became a user of "LSD" (opps I dexlexia sometimes) I really ment "DSL" and it wouldn't work properly at first....I didn't ingest it properly....er I mean, uh....the phone line was too long between the LSD modem ( I did it again) uh...between the DSL modem and the dealer, er, uh, the phone jack. [Smile]

I had to tear out the exising phone line and reroute it closer the the computers. I am so glad after 22 years in this house, I didn't get around to putting a ceiling in the basement. It was easy to find the phone line, drill new holes in the floor joist and re-route the incoming phone line right into the room with the computer.

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