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Originally posted by bigben2k
Right now I'm on dial up, and I'm getting ~24kbps... ZzZzZzZz
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I don't know which ISP you have, but I use Earthlink dial-up. I also have a second phone line just for internet. Anyway, I was only getting 24kbps too and I checked to see if they had other dial-up numbers. Lo and behold, I now have a choice of 5 numbers to call and and I connect at 52 or 53.3kbps, sometimes at 50.7kbps. Heres the really screwy thing, the furthest location always gives me the best speed and the closest is the worst. Go figure!
Another really stupid thing. The dedicated line is a different area code than the main line and has no add-ons like call-waiting or extended calling. I can't call my main phone, even though it is only 30 feet away, without getting toll charges! SWB sucks!
Since I don't have extended calling on the second line, when I was checking on which dial-ups worked I just called the numbers on the second phone line phone to see if I could call direct or had to put a "1" in front. The "1" meant toll call and since I'm connected 24/7, of course I didn't want anything but toll -free. I canned all the toll numbers and still came up with the 5 I use now. Also try all the Houston area codes - 713, 281, 832, 979, and even 409. There is no rhyme or reason which numbers work.
I live in Richmond, but you may be able to find better numbers to your ISP from Magnolia. Give it a shot. It isn't DSL, cable or ISDN speed, but I'm twice as fast as you.