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.]

>>1
I'm not going to laugh at your dialup.  I use dialup myself.  Broadband is at least double the cost and I can't afford that.

Anyway, try changing the access number you dial in to.  Your reloading of stuff might have caused the AOL software to default to a 28.8K access number.

Check the settings on the modem's COMx: (communications or serial) port.  It may have defaulted to a low value for some reason.  Set it to the highest value that you find in the list.  (V.92 and the like won't have such settings and will default to the highest connection speed it can negotiate.)

Let us know what you find out.

>>4
If I ever get ahold of you, I'll take a knife, carve out the bones of your forearms, and jam them into your eye sockets and ear holes.  Then, I'm going to get creative.