How To Speed up modem connections ?

There may be a small increase by adding S11=50 modem properties ,other options would be to check sites suchas below
1)www.teleport.com
2)http://internet-boost.20m.com/
3)www.browserup.com/speed-up-modem

Make sure that you and your Internet service provider use the same 56K protocols. 56K requires that both ends have 56K modems, and they both have to use the same kind of 56K technology (x2, K56flex, or V.90). Despite what you may have heard, V.90 isnot the same as x2 or K56flex. It is a third and distinct 56K protocol. Your ISP will be able to tell you which protocol they use.
Some Internet service providers have separate phone numbers for 56K. Make sure you're calling the right number.

If there is a telephone, answering machine, etc., plugged into the back of the modem, unplug it from the back of the modem. The modem is supposed to ignore devices plugged into it when it is online, but that is not always the case.

Try disconnecting additional telephony devices (fax, phones, answering machines, alarm systems, etc.) from the phone line, even if they're in a different room. I've heard cases where connect speed jumped 10K when they unplugged a fax machine or cordless phone in another room.

Also try running the phone line directly from the back of the modem to the wall, without passing through surge suppressors, splitters, phone line extenders, etc. This is a basic and useful step in modem troubleshooting.

Check themanufacturer's web page to see if there is a more recent driver version available. You could see improved performance once you install a new and updated driver.

Also, check that same manufacturer's web page for performance improving tips.

Basically nothing on the modem side of things your stuck with what speeds your ISP has your service set for. I guess you could fork out more doe for a better nic card, but as far as I'm concerned there's no difference between a $20 & $70 card. If you use a router then you do have a chance of getting better speeds by buying a Nexland router

Your system is the only thing you can alter to speed things up, but your limited here also. One is increase your TCP receive window, the second is max MTU, both these settings depend on which OS your running & of course whether their already set correctly or not.

Antivirus & firewall software will slow you down a fair bit as well as other apps running so it just becomes a matter of trade offs on your part, security verses a little more speed.

heres something to try...not use aol aol is slower then a cat chasing a mouse with two legs

Start with the basics, Check yoru phone cord, Make sure that yoru cord is of good quality and that the ends are in good shape, make sure you run the phone cord away from all power cords and away from the transformer. Check your jack to make sure the wires are making good contact with the screws. Do not use any kind of splitter or pass thru. If you have multiple jacks, check them all. Most homes use a daisy chain approach to wiring lines, and a loose connection in one can slow down your modem in another room. Also find out if your line is being fed thru a slick mux. If the Phone company is using a mux to feed yoru dialtone, 28k is the best you can consitently hope for.

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