Re: FN-FORUM Modem oddity

date posted 10th January 2001 19:53

I'm having a prob with a new 56k modem - I never seem to connect faster than
34kbps - any suggestions anyone?

Andrew
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Clarke" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 6:58 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM Modem oddity


> I rather think it is a reporting oddity, because 56k is 56000 baud not
> 57,600 whereas 57600 is a PC serial port speed.
>
> Change your modem serial port settings to talk to the modem at 115k and
> see what happens...
>
> In article [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] (Alison M Wheeler) wrote:
>
> > Thanks David, and I would have to say that had I not seen and tested it
> > I
> > would have said the same myself.
> >
> > Further testing though has now shown it is related to the telco in
> > use...
> > on BT line it gives the (expected) 28800 or less
> > on Cable London/Telewest it continues to give the high figure. I'm
> > wondering whether it is a protocol thing on Telewest's end using
> > something
> > in the Hayes' encoding.
> >
> > oh well. The person who busted the 'proper' card has said they'll buy a
> > replacement, so I should be able to give up worrying about it soon
> > anyhow!
> >
> > Rgds
> >
> > Alison
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of David Nye
> > Sent: 08 January 2001 11:00
> > To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > Subject: RE: FN-FORUM Modem oddity
> >
> >
> > A 28800 bps modem cannot shift bits to another modem faster than 28800
> > - you
> > must be seeing the speed your o/s is using to talk to the modem card -
> > which
> > is what Windows tends to show by default if the driver does not tell it
> > otherwise.
> >
> > If it seems faster than the newer card, then this only suggests you were
> > never actually getting throughput of 44800 bps, but presumably something
> > less than 28800. Maybe the hardware compression works better on the old
> > card?
> >
> > David Nye
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