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Non-Tech : MB TRADING -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: funk who wrote (713)	8/12/1998 9:59:00 AM
From: SnowShredder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7382

A friend of mine said that cable modems may not be that secure...and they loose speed as more people in your loop log on. He said ADSL is the way to go. Best of Luck, Where'd He Go?

To: funk who wrote (713)	8/13/1998 1:02:00 PM
From: William W. Dwyer, Jr.	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 7382

Hi, funk You (and Spots) seem to be the man to ask about modem problems and such. Hope you don't mind fielding this one. I have one PC connected via 128k ISDN working with no problems. However, my other PC has a new Hayes external 56k modem, but I only get indicated speeds of 28.8 k, sometimes only 26.4k. It's frustrating. I have been on the phone with the ISP and with Hayes regarding the problems, did extensive testing yesterday with Hayes, including the latest flash upgrade on the modem. It's a dual V.90/K56flex type. My ISP said they presently only support the K56 so Hayes showed me how to disable the V.90 stuff. Still no luck, still just getting 28.8k indicated, using Windows 95. Hayes tech support dialed into my ISP and said their 56k was getting speeds something like 44k indicated, so mine should be able to do it, too. They finally said it must be a problem with noise on my analog phone lines. I tried it on two different lines in my home, same results. So I guess it might be a phone line problem. When I called the phone company (BellSouth) they said they don't guarantee anything on an analog/residential line, only on ISDN. So they didn't seem like they would help me. What do you think? What do you suggest? It seems a shame not to be able to get anything better than 28.8 k, which I find wholly inadequate for doing anything serious, such as what we all do everyday. ADSL is supposed to be available here soon, not necessarily in my exact location, don't know for sure yet. But, with the problems I'm already having with my analog line I wonder if I would have any success with ADSL anyway. I'm thinking of just getting a second 128k ISDN line, but I'd like to get this 56k problem resolved if possible. Anything you, or anyone, could suggest would be very much appreciated. I've all but given up on BellSouth, Hayes, and my ISP at this point. You mentioned ISDN being obsolete or something, but that's the only thing I seem to be able to make work. What do you see as potential problems or disadvantages with the ISDN creature? Thanks, Bill