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?
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?