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Re: (ASCEND) Slowest K56 ever?



William T Wilson wrote:
> 
> What is the slowest speed that anyone has seen on a K56 modem?  I
> conducted an interesting test with a bewildered customer.  We took his
> PCMCIA k56 modem (an actiontec of some sort), and his laptop, into the
> office with the MAX where we got 50K (we have PRI's).  The next day we
> took it to his house where we got only 28.8.  :( Then we took it to his
> office, where we also got only 28.8 (all this according to what win95 says
> upon connection).  Now, my question is, has anyone ever seen a K56 modem
> perform this badly?  His regular 28.8 modem gets 26K on his home phone
> line, also.  Has anyone ever heard of something like this?  I never saw a
> Kflex modem get less than about 33-35K.  Did we screw up his configuration
> somehow or does this actually happen from time to time?

It not only happens, it's typical in areas with marginal phone lines,
or when you're too far away from the CO.
His 28.8 modem only getting 26K at home is indicative of both or either
of these problems.

Did you check download speed (on a compressed file) when you got the
50K connect at your office?

'Shot
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