[techtalk] Modems & partially digital phone lines

[Daniel Manrique]

> 
> When my phone service carrier was Pacific Bell I could connect to my ISP at
> speeds between 46k & 50k. However, when I changed my carrier to Cox
> Communications the connection speed dropped to 34k. Now whenever I connect
> to my ISP the speed is always 34k. I have changed nothing & my modem is
> working properly. Is this Cox's way of getting people to switch to a cable
> modem?

are those 34k by any chance 33.6 k exactly?

"There's one requirement that will prevent some people from using 56K. For
56K to work, you can have at most one analog-to-digital conversion between
your home or office and the Internet service provider (ISP). If there's
more than one, you can't use 56K, and your connection will be limited to
V.34 speeds (a maximum of 33.6K)."

This came straight from www.56k.com, in the "cons" section. It sounds
likely that the path from you through your new carrier into your ISP's
lines now involves more than one A/D conversion, and that's keeping the
modem from connecting faster.

Do take the time to visit www.56k.com, lots of neat info on 56k modems.


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