Inernet help, please.

gws · May 9, 2004

The dialup speed up prgrams are a joke. There is NO way to speed up to DSL speed on the internet. Yes you can sometimes get a web page to load 5x faster but you will never get a sustained download rate and your downloads of compressed files, mp3, avi, etc are going to go as your line speed.

Dialup in rural america is a pain, Even if you have a 56k model the lines are often poor and much slower speeds are the normal. If you have a 56kb line and never can get over 28.8kb then your on a split line., Your phone line is being multiplexed across to phone lines. For voice use this is not an issue but for data, it means 1/2 speed. You might call the phone company and ask to be moved to a non multiplexed line, but most likley they will not .

Check around is there a wireless solution? satellite is an option but a bit pricy.

IS DSL offered anyplace near you? Maybe stike up a deal with a neighbor to put in a DSL line and then use wireless to bring it over to your place?

DieselnHooters · May 9, 2004

A new more powerful PC wont speed up your connection but you will still notice a marginal improvement on web page display. I am in the same situation you are, had a AMD 450 , my top speed was 26,6 kbps although I had achieved 36,6 on 2or 3 occasions in a 2 years period /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif. Then the PC's power supply died on me, bought a brand new AMD 2,0 with the maximum RAM that could be crammed into it, still 26,6 /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif. Finally decided to try another internet provider, a small local company ,had a large national phone company before, now I am always between 36,0 and 40,0 kbps, /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif, granted this not exactly NASA but a very noticeable improvement nonetheless.

Richard · May 9, 2004

I'm on a ISDN line at home, 128K both ways. Though my distance from the "slick" or what ever the phone company calls the major junction box keeps me below my max speed.

ISDN (for me) is much better than my 12K or so dialup. The phone company here ( I presume you also have bellsouth) doesn't solicit this kind of line anymore, they're trying to phase it out I guess, but for me, DSL isn't an option yet.

GerardC · May 9, 2004

( The dialup speed up prgrams are a joke. There is NO way to speed up to DSL speed on the internet. Yes you can sometimes get a web page to load 5x faster but you will never get a sustained download rate and your downloads of compressed files, mp3, avi, etc are going to go as your line speed.)

This is true. They advertise just what the quote says.

I did get it today and the pages do load faster. I have a one month free trial so I figured I'd try it. I'll know whether or not it's worth it ($5.00 extra/month) in about a weeks time of surfing. G

PineRidge · May 9, 2004

I'm out in the country also. Cable wanted well over a grand to run the wire to my home and I had a trench open.

I have been with DirectWay satellite ever since and I'm not looking back. It's quick and it works! As far as I'm concerned it's just another tool needed for our Internet and mail order business and the charges are a cost of doing business on the Internet. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

MarkV · May 10, 2004

I was afraid you would tell me what I already suspected to be the case. Looks like, live with the slow speed or go satellite if I can't. I don't think I can count on the phone company doing much up grading of equipment out here. We are a good 10 miles from the nearest gas station so I wouldn't say we are in a boom development area and that is just fine.

Thanks for all the advice and different options. I'll just try to look at the positive. Maybe go to the Photo forum and get a ¼ acre mowed during each photo download. It will break up the mowing and I can still spend the day on TBN. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

MarkV

riptides · May 10, 2004

Just out of curiosity.... how many phone splits do you have in your house? Is the PeeCee your connecting to the ISP with on its own dedicated phone line? Or is this line shared?

When I started rewiring my house the first thing I did was call the phone company and have them install a new trunk to the house.... the girls are getting older... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif they brought in new lines. Then I wired my Peecee up to their new lines. Result 14k to 56k.
Then I ordered cable..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

-Mike Z.

MarkV · May 10, 2004

Only one line to the house right now. When you say splits I guess that means jacks with phones hooked to them? There is only one hooked up at the moment.

A couple of people mentioned the trunk line to the house and I will check on that. Not sure if the phone company will work with me, it is a pretty long run but worth asking.

Thanks,
MarkV

kevincook · May 10, 2004

A couple of years ago I looked into a Dual Modem dial-up service. The cable modem ended up being a better option for me but you might want to check it out. It will require two modems and two phone lines but you will double your connection speed.

Dual Modem ISP

There are other vendors also.

Good Luck,
Kevin

P.S. I would probably go with a satellite set-up.