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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / November 2004How to increase downloads w/ 56k modem please?
I have Verizon and the download speed is terrible. I am on a G4 w/ OS X 10.2.8 Anything I can do here. No DSL offered thru Verizon in this area TIA  Signaturehttp://www.soundclick.com/kevinduggan http://www.kevsblues.com > I have Verizon and the download speed is terrible. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > TIA Is cable available via a cable modem? SignaturePanta Rei > I have Verizon and the download speed is terrible. How terrible is terrible? My experience suggests that 56K connection rates are in the range of 36 - 46 kbits/sec, which should translate to raw download rates of 4.3 - 5.5 kbytes/sec for files that cannot be compressed (if my impromptu math is correct). Knock another 10% off for TCP/IP overhead. > No DSL offered thru Verizon in this area Your posting IP (65.229.148.47) indicates you're in Moultonborough, NH. If this is correct, there are other residential DSL providers. See: <http://dslbroker.com/states/newhampshire/dsl-moultonborough-newhampshire.html> <http://www.t1shopper.com/service/dsl/nh/Moultonborough.shtml> <http://www.broadbandnational.com/everythingdsl/index.html> Beverly SignatureMany a smale maketh a grate -- Geoffrey Chaucer Beverly, Hi,........ Thanks; No I am in Billerica MA 01862 Just moved here from Dracut MA were I had Verizon DSL for 29.00 a month.... thanks for your help Kevin My downloads are about 3.5 if lucky maybe 4k > > I have Verizon and the download speed is terrible. > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Beverly Signaturehttp://www.soundclick.com/kevinduggan http://www.kevsblues.com I'm in Alexandria, Virginia, using an iMac internal 56K and 10.3.2, I'm using Verizon and my downloads range from 3.5 to 4.1. Nothing has changed over time. I've been experiencing almost identical downloads ever since acquiring a 56k modem seven years ago and going from 8.1.to 9.2 on a 4300/200. My problem has been with the eternal "You have been disconnected" message that invariably happens between 11:00 pm and 1:00 am. I just don't attempt downloads during that period. I've never been able to determine if it's my ISP or the Verizon idiots. > I have Verizon and the download speed is terrible. > My downloads are about 3.5 if lucky maybe 4k Have you tried Mac Modem Magic? In article <xkzqd.995679$Gx4.253071@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, > > I have Verizon and the download speed is terrible. > > My downloads are about 3.5 if lucky maybe 4k > > Have you tried Mac Modem Magic? Please don't... same scripts are recycled under different names to make number of scripts appear like it's a lot. Then... no matter what their guarantee says, you are not going to get your money back. Several times I asked for my money back and only response was a generic email pointed to their website. No other way to contact them. Support is terrible... actually none. I sent several emails with problems I was experiencing. Never one response regarding problem(s) other than pointers to their website which was absolutely no help. Bottom line = ripoff > > No DSL offered thru Verizon in this area > > Your posting IP (65.229.148.47) indicates you're in > Moultonborough, NH. If this is correct, there are other > residential DSL providers. See: Verizion probably owns the lines and they are not good enough for high speed transmission or he may live too far from the switch. SignaturePanta Rei > Your posting IP (65.229.148.47) indicates you're in > Moultonborough, NH. How did you figure this out? m-m > > Your posting IP (65.229.148.47) indicates you're in > > Moultonborough, NH. > > How did you figure this out? http://www.networldmap.com/TryIt.htm (Bev provided this link the time I asked her the same question.) SignatureMike Rosenberg <http://www.macconsult.com> Macintosh consulting services for NE Florida <http://bogart-tribute.net> Tribute to Humphrey Bogart Toyota Prius fans: Check out alt.autos.toyota.prius >> Your posting IP (65.229.148.47) indicates you're in >> Moultonborough, NH. > > How did you figure this out? The headers of his article included "NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.229.148.47" Sticking this into Geobytes IP locator tool gives Moultonborough, NH. <http://www.geobytes.com/iplocator.htm> Similarly your headers indicate: "NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.83.132.24" which translates to ... Ambler, PA. Beverly SignatureMany a smale maketh a grate -- Geoffrey Chaucer > How terrible is terrible? My experience suggests that 56K > connection rates are in the range of 36 - 46 kbits/sec, which should > translate to raw download rates of 4.3 - 5.5 kbytes/sec for files > that cannot be compressed (if my impromptu math is correct). Knock > another 10% off for TCP/IP overhead. My rule-of-thumb is to estimate 10 bits per byte, which takes care of protocol overhead and such. So with a 53Kbps connection (top speed) you can expect about 5-5.5K/s. If you connect at 44Kbps, you can expect about 4.4K/s. This isn't perfect, but it's good enough for most purposes. -- David > No DSL offered thru Verizon in this area Get cable internet service then. SignatureNobody knows Particle Man. |
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