Dial-up internet

[dudenator]

I am forced to use a dial up internet connection that goes at about 48kbps. But I can only get it going at about 4kbps in utorrent or direct download. This is horrible as it takes about 10 minutes to get 1mb. Please help.

 

[Hatsu]

Get a new ISP or get ADSL2+

 

[Destructobot]

There's not much that can be done for dialup; the best you could get with a standard modem is about 6KB/second download. This is because in order to get higher speeds the modem would have to put too much voltage on the line, which violates telecom regulations.

 

[Deleted User]

Dialup cannot go 48 kilbytes per second. kpbs are kilobits. The highest download speed you can get with a 56kpbs connection is a about 5-6KB/s. There is no way to increase the speed.

 

[Deleted_171835]

Dialup?

What ISP do you use? According to your 'profile country', you're in Canada.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Get a new ISP or get ADSL2+

^THIS

 

[Elritha]

Change isp as others have said. If adsl isn't available, then look into other alternatives such as wireless, or satellite (as a last resort). You won't get any faster on a dialup connection.

 

[Cyan]

Windows had (I don't know if it still has) an option to double the speed by connecting 2 dial-up adapter on 2 different phone lines at the same time.
but, I'm sure this is not an acceptable solution for you

 

[InuYasha]

Windows had (I don't know if it still has) an option to double the speed by connecting 2 dial-up adapter on 2 different phone lines at the same time.
but, I'm sure this is not an acceptable solution for you

Yeah but I think most isps don't allow you to do that anymore or they charge extra.....

 

[Mangofett]

Use Opera Turbo to make the web seem faster

 

[Deleted User]

Use Opera Turbo to make the web seem faster

And uglier :< It compresses images.


When I was on dialup (not long ago), I used Opera without Turbo boost and got some decent page loading speeds. Don't use Firefox with a dialup connection, as it is a bandwidth whore and pages will occasionally not load at all.

 

[Rayder]

Ouch, dial-up......I remember those days. I didn't know people were still using that as their primary way of connecting to the net anymore, only as an emergency backup for when their real connection's modem died or something.

I feel for ya man.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Ouch, dial-up......I remember those days. I didn't know people were still using that as their primary way of connecting to the net anymore, only as an emergency backup for when their real connection's modem died or something.

I feel for ya man.

XVolution is still on dial-up.