minimum dialup speeds

[eaadams]

K I ran a speed test at: http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/

These were my results:
Details

Your raw speed was 29140.06 bits per second which is the same as:

Communications

29.1 kilobits per second
How communication devices are rated. Kilo means 1,000 and mega means 1,000,000. Examples include 56k modem and 10Mbit Ethernet

Storage

3.6 kilobytes per second
The way data is measured on your hard drive and how file sharing and FTP programs measure transfer speeds. Kilo is 1,024 and mega is 1,048,576.

1MB file download

4.8 minutes
The time it would take you to download a 1 megabyte file at this speed.

Rating

Compared to all connection types worldwide, yours is poor

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I tried this on two different ISP's and got the same result. Thus it is probably my phone line right? Therefore, are there any minimums that the FCC says the phone company must provide to my appt via data?

 

[ScottMac]

Nope. I'm pretty sure there's not. There are too many variables that could affect modem performance. There ain't enough Feds to police something like that.

Try calling the phone company. If they come and find something wrong from the grey box outward, it's a free service call. If they find the problem from the grey box inward (inside your house) then you'll pay (unless you've been paying for inside line service).

You can try plugging your system into the grey box (It's called a NID). If your speed significantly improves, you have an internal wiring problem.

Good Luck

Scott