Meh 56k

[Shuyin]

Or so its called....i only manage to get 30kbs out of it though :/
I know there are connection tweaks to make it a little faster, anyone got any tips?

 

[Bolteh2]

go to a store, and get cable or dsl

 

[Shuyin]

I live in an area that doesn't support neither.

 

[The Cheese]

Well there are a ton of programs out there that promise to speed up your connection and make you download faster. However I have only found one that works kinda well for downloading, its called LeechGet 2004, TechTV did an article on download accelerators before.

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/products/story/0,24330,3409648,00.html

I hope this helps.

 

[DragonDude]

There really isn't much you can do to get a noticeable speed increase on 56k. I had to live with 56k for 3 years before my area finally got a local cable provider.
Does your area support satellite? I heard it isn't good for games, but it can't be as bad as 56k.
Don't try one of those so-called "accelerated dial-up" services, if you stumble across one. They just reduce image quality (very badly on higher compression settings) to make pages load faster. They don't help for downloads or games at all.

 

[Eon]

go to a store, and get cable or dsl

yea, everyone can afford it!
... -_-

i believe there are no super good tweaks..

 

[Bolteh2]

... over here, cable and dsl are the same price as 56k... (normal 56k use)

 

[DragonDude]

Unfortunately, it's not like that over on this side of the pond. High-speed internet is usually 2-3 times the monthly cost of 56k, depending on what speed you choose.

 

[Deman]

I'm on 56k and I basically just deal with it. A while back my ISP offered an "accelerator" for a couple dollars extra a month, but all that did was instead of downloading the full images, it cut out bits and pieces of them, making it looks like I was browsing the web with only 4 colors :/

Patience is the key to 56k, unfortunately you can't do much more with it.

 

[Shuyin]

Well there are a ton of programs out there that promise to speed up your connection and make you download faster. However I have only found one that works kinda well for downloading, its called LeechGet 2004, TechTV did an article on download accelerators before.

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/...3409648,00.html

Thanks dude, but i already had it My downloads arent too bad, but i kinda wanted something to help my ping in halflife.

Magus & Bolteh : it's not that i can't afford it...as i said, my area just doesn't support it yet (the lame part is people have cable on the otherside of the railtrack which is less than a 2 minute walk -_-)

DragonDude : yeah upon looking at every single broad band company that ever exsisted for avaiblity in broad band i decided to check out satellite...
The price for installation alone is the cost of a new pc! (some even charged per mb downloaded :S)

I guess theres no way then..

 

[Deman]

see, satellite is available to me, and I can get a good plan for low price. but the plan requires like a five year contract and I'll be taking off in five months, so no need to do that just to get my parents to shoulder the new cost.

 

[Kurt`]

Massive speed tip: Connect to your ISP without using their software.

Yes, this works on any dialup ISP, including AOL.

Find the program called DialGuard, and run it. Then connect to your ISP normally. DialGuard will popup and show the number that your modem wants to dial, and show your encrypted username and password.

What happens is, you enter your name and pass normally, and your ISPs software encrypts them and sends them to the remote server where they are verified.

Now that you have the encrypted version, go into your network places and make a new dialup connection. Add the phone number you normally dial, then put in the encrypted name and pass DialGuard gave you.

This trick even works with free ISPs... my parents have been using Juno's free internet access without using their software for 5 months now. They can stay on as long as they want and don't get disconnected (because there is no software running on their PC that can drop the connection from their end).

I used that trick for the three months before I got cable, and I almost doubled my speed (from 3k a second to about 6k a second, which is 2x faster).

Speed also depends on the quality of your phone line, and the type of modem you have. A standalone external modem will generally connect at a higher BPS than an internal WinModem (eww).