Computers and Peripherals - dial-up modem is now slooow

For some unknown reason, my modem can now only connect at 28800 bps. Previously, it would connect at 48800 bps.
No new software/hardware has been added. This just started last week on Wednesday.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

It probably has something to do with your phone lines. If you haven't changed anything, there's really no other reason. Call your ISP and ask them if they have changed anything. Also, make sure you have all good phone lines in the house (physical lines), having a cheap or bad line can cause static/noise on the line and cause bad connections. If you are lucky enough to have 2 lines in the house, try the other line, that will let you know if you have a bad connection on that line. Do not use any protection on the phone line, this causes degradation in connection speeds. If you are worried about protection, use it only when bad weather occurs, and unplug the line when it's not in use (this is an extreme measure, I always keep protection on my phone line to my computer, but I have Cable connection, so I don't Dial-up.) You can also change the speed of the port being used to connect to 115kb by going into properties (this doesn't mean you will connect at 115k, just speeds up the port used.) You may also try the manufacturer's site for updates on drivers.

You may also want to ask Phonetek over in Voice & Data if he has some recommendations on getting a clean phone line, here's his link http://forum.doityourself.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=105. Try calling the phone company to ask if they have changed anything on your network, they may have some suggestions.

Assuming no other changes (to say, the modems init string) or hardware problems, it's possible that you got switched to a new phone hub. If you have a phone on this line, use it, see if you hear any hum or static, if you do, call it in. If you don't, you might be SOL, as the phone company is not required to provide anything past 9600.

My street gets about 22k connections, the cross street (on a different hub) gets 48-50k connections. I switched to cable internet as soon as it became available, and will never go back to dial up.

Good point. That's always another option, and very highly recommended one - ditch the dial-up.

Hello Forum Readers

Switched to a cable modem over 2 years ago myself.
Never going back to a dial up either.

If you have the $ and want higher speeds, a cable modem is the second to non best choice. Third best is a dsl connection.

Cable provides both fast up loading and fast down loading.
Dsl is fast but only down.

Best I have ever tried is the T1 line connection.
Extremely fast both ways.
Needs a fast chip and processor to obtain the speeds.
Costs is a major factor also.

Both the cable and or the T1 line work best for me.
I need the speed to buzz through these forums...:D

Regards.
Web Site Host & Multiple Topics Moderator.
Tom_B

Yeah, speaking of which, Tom. What are the chances of DIY springing for a T1 for me so that I can whiz through here too???

:D