Slow downloads on Winmodem

jointpleasure

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Hoping someone can give me some advice on whether to buy another modem.

I have a winmodem set up with the new drivers and have change the settings many times as described on many different web pages to give better performance so I don't think this is a issue with the settings.

Winmodem (56k) downloads files between 1.5 and 2.7 constantly.

Have an old laptop with a pcmia card (28.8) that downloads between 2.4 and 3.6 constantly using the same phoneline.

Would a new hardware based modem improve the speed of the downloads based on this info?
 

MoFunk

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If your ISP supports it (they should) you could get a v.92 modem. Like this one here. I used to connect at 46k all the time and download at about 5-6kps. Now with this modem I get anywhere from 51-53.3k and about 8kps. Not bad for about $21 after shipping.