Sol

First, take the time to laugh at my ass for still having dialup.

Anyway. My comp used to connect at around 48 kbps [before harddrive failure.]

With XP reloaded and everything, and modem drivers reinstalled, it now caps at 28 kpbs. Constantly. I know it's an issue with my computer and not the phone lines as the fried comp I'm using right now connected at 37 kbps.


Question is this... doesn't the 28 cap mean there's a conflict? Like, AOL is trying to use the wrong modem or whatever.

[Yes, I am fully aware AOL is complete garbage, but I don't have a choice.]

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One of the jacks should be labeled PHONE, the other LINE (they may not actually be labeled)  Plugging it in the wrong port will make AOL bitch about not being a dial tone.

LINE goes from the computer to wall.  PHONE is from your phone to the computer. 

If you don't have a "Dial-Up Adapter" in your device manager, I think you've stumbled on the problem.  Try uninstalling your modem  drivers from the device manager, do a registry clean with a program like RegSeeker, and reinstall.

If you don't have modem drivers anywhere in your device manager, you need to find and install them in the first place.