What is the fastest possible dial-up connection speed?

[rnmcd]

I thought it was limited to 56,000kbs but I as at a friend's place the other night and his connection speed (based upon the network connection icon in the system tray) was 115,000kbps!!!

 

[konichiwa]

just a windoze bug

 

[Legendary]

FCC restricts (or at least restricted back when I was on dialup) to 53kbps

 

[Ionizer86]

I think the network connection reports 115 a lot in Win2k. It's some kind of weird thing, but it's not really running at 115. I can't really explain it, but I've seen it before on 2k. Maybe ask the people at Networking.

 

[ndee]

if you have a serial connection, the connection between the serial port and the modem is 115000kbps IIRC

 

[rh71]

It's not what it says... it's what you can download at. Shouldn't show more than 5KBps max.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: rh71
It's not what it says... it's what you can download at. Shouldn't show more than 5KBps max.

Somewhere between 6KB and 7KB is closer to 53k

53k/8 = ~6.5KB

 

[yoda291]

you can get 128k connection using one of those dual modems

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: yoda291
you can get 128k connection using one of those dual modems

"Shotgun" modem by Diamond

But I think you need two phone lines for that to work :Q

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: rh71
It's not what it says... it's what you can download at. Shouldn't show more than 5KBps max.

Somewhere between 6KB and 7KB is closer to 53k

53k/8 = ~6.5KB

True, but in most cases the line will have some interference.

 

[Shawn]

I wonder what the max speed would be if it were not for the FCC.

 

[rnmcd]

Originally posted by: iloveme2
I wonder what the max speed would be if it were not for the FCC.

How and why would the FTC limit dial-up speeds?

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: rnmcd

Originally posted by: iloveme2
I wonder what the max speed would be if it were not for the FCC.

How and why would the FTC limit dial-up speeds?

FCC. You even quoted it.

 

[Gaard]

Originally posted by: rnmcd

Originally posted by: iloveme2
I wonder what the max speed would be if it were not for the FCC.

How and why would the FTC limit dial-up speeds?

Doesn't the FTC deliver flowers?

 

[rnmcd]

Wow the tryptophan is still working....somehow I am blaming the Federal Trade Commission too.

Screw it all, I think NAACP has some fault here too.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

That's a good question. Why does the FCC limit speeds?

 

[RossMAN]

FTC

FCC

 

[OIKOS]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
FTC

FCC

official eh?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: OIKOS

Originally posted by: RossMAN
FTC

FCC

official eh?

Yep.

 

[midwestfisherman]

Originally posted by: Gaard

Originally posted by: rnmcd

Originally posted by: iloveme2
I wonder what the max speed would be if it were not for the FCC.

How and why would the FTC limit dial-up speeds?

Doesn't the FTC deliver flowers?

Ummmmm.....that would be FTD.

 

[beer]

FCC limits line speeds because of the voltages that would be required to exceed 53 kbs. The pots infrastructure was built for voice, not data, and the telephony equipment that has been in place for decades can't handle voltage levels that would be required to move beyond 53 kps

That is, if I recall correctly.

 

[txxxx]

Its reporting DTE - data to equipment connection speed.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Elemental007
FCC limits line speeds because of the voltages that would be required to exceed 53 kbs. The pots infrastructure was built for voice, not data, and the telephony equipment that has been in place for decades can't handle voltage levels that would be required to move beyond 53 kps

That is, if I recall correctly.

So then why did they make modems 56k?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: iloveme2

Originally posted by: Elemental007
FCC limits line speeds because of the voltages that would be required to exceed 53 kbs. The pots infrastructure was built for voice, not data, and the telephony equipment that has been in place for decades can't handle voltage levels that would be required to move beyond 53 kps

That is, if I recall correctly.

So then why did they make modems 56k?

Because they could? lol..

As has kind-of been explained already.. It's not a Windows bug, but sometimes the modem drivers are setup in such a way that instead of reporting the connection speed, Windows reports the serial port speed when you mouse over the dialup icon.

 

[jpeyton]

Net Zero High Speed roxors!