Help My Modem won't connect faster than 33,600 but is US Robotics 56k x2/v.90!!!!

[si]

Can anyone help me my modem connection speed is only showing 33,600bps, i have a 56k us robotics x2/v.90 modem, my mate has exactly the same setup and has connection of 50666 any ideas why i haven't, my machine is a pentium 200mmx 90k ram voodoo2 banshee board!!! has anyone got any ideas as we have tried it on the same line as my mates and they are exactly the same modems!!!

Any ideas most appreciated!!!!
Cheers!!

[El Mus]

Umm, have you flashed it for v90???
http://www.56k.com ??? http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif

try that then connect to wireplay 2.3 instead of wireplay internet..thats what i did to get rougly 50,000 out of it http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/biggrin.gif

[El Mus]

pity its fecking crashing every 5 secs tonight though http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/frown.gif(((

[Slime]

Or here mate :--

http://56k.3com.co.uk/56k.html

Which is the UK site for USR/3COM modems.

Cheers
Slime

[Spides]

just a quick one the modem that he's got has not got a v.90 flash upgrade available yet and i've phoned us robotics!!!


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[ProdigyFox]

akkk!
my modem constantly conneccts at 31000bps yet it claims its a rockwell compatible internal k56flex
1 in 10 chance it may connect at 45000bps

anyknow if its v90 upgradable and where to get the upgrade

[slipperman]

I HAVE A 56 K V90 ROCKWELL MODEM AND ON WIREPLAY I CONNECT AT 33600 NO MORE NO LESS ALWAYS THAT IF I CONNECT TO THE INTERNET THRUGH IP I CONNECT AT 52000-112000 ?MY PING IS ALWAYS 170-220 ON WIREPLAY BUT IF I PLAY ON THE NET THROUGH G SPY MY PING IS 999999 AND I CANNOT MOVE AT ALL IF I WANNA PLAY ON GAMESPY I HAVE TO CONNECT THROUGH WIREPLAY TO GET A DESCENT PING ?VERY STRANGE

[Grom]

si:

The USR/3Com 56k modems have trouble connecting at v90 speeds on some phonelines. I had the problem on my cable line up in Leeds. If you get an unusually long handshake sequence (all those wailing screeches as it connects), then this might be your problem.

There is a solution which I used (and may have to use again if my new house has the same probs http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/frown.gif) In the Extra Settings box of the Modem configuration section of the Dial Up Networking entry you're using, put ATS32=66 which will force your connect to use x2. This works on ISPs who have USR Dialup equipment like WP, Cable and Wireless, the Demon 2120 number and so on. It won't work on other equipment, as this string will then force the modem to attempt to connect using x2, which other equipment doesn't support, and you'll be stuck with 33k6 again.

Er, anyway. Basically, put the string in, and try connecting again. You can get very low pings in Q2 (sub 120) with that setup with some more tweaking, but otherwise you should be ok.

[TJ]

I had this connection speed problem too we have 8 phone plugged into on phoneline. I found that unplugging the phones from the line when im on the internet give me a connection speed of 50kbps. That might help for those of you have bad connection speeds.

[SLATER PGD]

Heres a suggestion, ring your telephone network and ask them to do a line test. Could be a dodgy line not a problem with the modem, hopes this helps http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif

[Snappyq]

i have the same modem and i connect at 112000 so suck on that

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[Slime]

Snappy,

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have the same modem and i connect at 112000 so suck on that
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In fact i think you mean 115200 and errrrrr, that'll be your port speed and not your connection speed.

Slime

[This message has been edited by Slime (edited 03-09-1999).]

[Grom]

Update to this thread...

I've moved back up to Leeds, where I had again the old v90 connect at 33k6 problem with both WP and C+W.

Determined to fix it this time, cos x2 isn't as good, and I finally found that adding ATS28=0 as an Init string made it possible to connect at greater than 33k6 with v90. It isn't foolproof, and sometimes still connects at 33k6, but it's made me a lot happier http://www.wireplay.co.uk/ubb/smile.gif

[Jedi Matt]

I have the same problem m8 my USR wont connect @ more than 38666 but BT say there on to it ......after i whipped them!

DIE BT DIE!

[Jedi Matt]

With that string to make USR modems connect in X2 mode my modem only connected @ 33600 with BT 0800 number ... is this 'cos the 0800 number dont support x2?

thanks