V.92 and a Motorola 56K ModemSURFR

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B - 08 Feb 2006 16:41 GMT

Can anyone please tell me if this modem can be upgraded so I can achieve
beyond the 31.2K speed I am currently achieving. I've scoured the web for
info, but have come up empty. Motorola no longer provides driver updates on
it's site, and I've been unable to find them anywhere else.
WIN98 SE PII 233MMX

Thanks in advance, Brad

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Richard G. Harper - 08 Feb 2006 21:59 GMT

Your connect speed is almost surely being limited by telephone line
conditions, not by software or upgrades. Unless you are within two to three
miles of your local telephone switching center you will never get better
than 28.8kbps to 33.6kbps connections.

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> Can anyone please tell me if this modem can be upgraded so I can achieve
> beyond the 31.2K speed I am currently achieving. I've scoured the web for
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> Thanks in advance, Brad

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B - 12 Feb 2006 22:59 GMT

This article got my hopes up ...
http://computerbob.com/reviews/review_zoom_modem.php Thanks for responding
to my query.

> Your connect speed is almost surely being limited by telephone line
> conditions, not by software or upgrades. Unless you are within two to three
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> > Thanks in advance, Brad

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Richard G. Harper - 13 Feb 2006 11:15 GMT

You're welcome.

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> This article got my hopes up ...
> http://computerbob.com/reviews/review_zoom_modem.php Thanks for
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>> > Thanks in advance, Brad

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Franc Zabkar - 14 Feb 2006 05:31 GMT

>This article got my hopes up ...
>http://computerbob.com/reviews/review_zoom_modem.php Thanks for responding
>to my query.

Note that the article compares two modems which have both managed to
negotiate a "56K" class connection (V.90 and V.92). Your own modem is
only able to achieve a V.34 analogue connection. This suggests that
your phone line may be the actual problem. In any case, before
replacing your modem, I'd first verify that your telco has not "pair
gained" your line.

>> Your connect speed is almost surely being limited by telephone line
>> conditions, not by software or upgrades. Unless you are within two to
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>> > Thanks in advance, Brad

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