On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 09:43:40 -0600 John <yonaton@tds.net> wrote:
On Thursday 27 March 2003 18:14 pm, Bernd Koepsell wrote:
I am using a U.S. Robotics 56K Performance Pro V.92 PCI modem which is fully supported. My ISP supports V.92. I am using Kinternet to connect. Yet, when downloading files from http or ftp, my datarate is averaging 3Kb/s( yes it spikes to 10Kb/s and drops to 0Kb/s, but still averages 3Kb/s). I am locked on that one file that is downloading, and until it is fully downloaded I can't use my connection for anything else (even trading a slower datarate for further access or multiple downloads).
Welcome to dial-up. I, like another on this list, am way out in the woods, with no way of getting DSL or Cable. I've learned to just 'grin and bear it' when I start a download. If it's going to be a big one (usually more than 10MB), I start it just as I go to bed for the night. Nothing much we can do about dial-up.
Yeah, dialup speeds are related to phoneline quality, you don't get top v.92 speed just because you have that type of modem. One thing to try is have a direct shielded phone line from your modem to the outlet of the building. Going thru connectors can cost bandwidth, especially if they get dirty. Also route the phone line away from "electromagnetic interference sources" like kitchen blenders or furnace blowers. The interference can cause the modems to slow down and do more error checking. Keep them away from power cables too. A couple of feet is good enough. My download speeds average about 3.3k/sec. Some apps share bandwidth better than others. That is if you start a download, it will take all 3.3K, but if you make another request, it will drop it's bandwidth to allow some for the new request. Other apps just hog it all. You might try downloading big files with something like wget, it will share bandwidth nicely, and it will resume automatically on a bad connection (if the server supports it) -- use Perl; #powerful programmable prestidigitation