I have the same situation and did a lot of testing to prove it was the
phone line. There is a line test utility at
www.3com.com/56k/need4_56k/linetest.html It will tell you if your
phone line will support speeds above 28.8. But online racing seems to
work just fine at 28.8 and a bit better at 26.4
> You may be out of luck. Your ISP has to support V90 before you can
> get higher connection rates. If it does they possibly there are
> firmware or software updates for your modem. Go to the manufacturers
> site and check for updates. If it is a winmodem or softmodem, adding
> more memory to your system won't help connection rates but should
> improve the modem's performance.
> btw, for many games, a solid 28k connection works better than a
stressed
> v90 connection that is changing up and down alot as line conditions
> vary.
> dave henrie
> > Ok, I gotta problem.
> > I have a V90 Modem, but can only connect at a 28800 through a Local
ISP.
> > And Cable and DSL arent out here yet either.....
> > Any Suggestions?
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