Do modem INIT strings actually work?

[BChico]

I am looking to get some more speed out of my crappy dial-up, i am an USR 56k, model 5686, i am wondering how to make it faster, where can i get init strings?

 

[AKA]

Yes they work. Best place for init stings is in your manual.

 

[woodie1]

http://www.56k.com/trouble/
http://808news.com/56k/index.htm
http://www.iinet.net.au/help/modems/index.shtml

 

[Drostifarian]

a good init for a USR modem would be at&f1&c1&d2 for performance. but inmy experience at working for an isp if it is just a little tweaking it works ok.. but a drastic improvement probably wont come of it. also you might want to check out www.modemhelp.org/inits/

 

[PG]

Very rarely do INIT strings really help you significantly. Just keep up to date on your drivers and you'll be OK.

 

[thorin]

Yes they work, but seldom increase overall performance.

My favorite command setting is S11 dialing speed. Almost all modems can handle S11=50 and some of the better brands handle S11=37 . I don't know why but it annoys me to no end when I go to someones place and use their system and they don't have speed dialing on. There's nothing worse (IMHO) then listening to a slow Tone dial.

EDIT:
BTW default setting for S11 is 95 (super slow).

Thorin