Well I had an external modem and the fastest speed of my Dial-up was 56k BUT it only uses 28.8k. This frustrates me because the ISP promises 56k and I can only use 28 k. Tonight out of curiosity I switched modems. I switched to an internal modem which is newer and can also blaze at 56k and still the same problem pops up!

I was wondering if it was my phone line who has the problem or my windows. Well I hope somebody can help me... thanks... :D

its the isp bahamut.. you know how philippine internet is.. its slllllllloooooooowwwwwwww.

IIRC, there was a somewhat major standards conflict when 56K modems first became available. It could be that your old modem was using the standard which lost that war, so it was falling back onto its fastest compatable mode.

Or it could just have been a cheap and cheerful modem.

Nay. It's the phone line.
I live on the left side of the phone line and could only must 24.4, my neighbor on the right was smoking at 26.6. Thats when I learned about how jacked up phone lines are.

I went wireless, and have yet to run under 750k.

Hark: yes it is slow... but I used to be blazing with which leads to...

andrewas: Yes I think you may be right too. But then I already switched modems which leads to...

Felix: That's my theory too. But then it probably is telling me to go DSL. LOL Wireless? Isn't that quite expensive? Man that's sweet...

How nice the internet connection there on your side of the globe ain't it? :(

In the late 90s I was in KY, with dial-up and averaged 48.6k. That was doable back then. Was overseas for 3 yrs, with fast German internet. Came back here and could only get 24.4k dial-up for $15 monthly. Could not live with it. DSL in 'Old Town' is a 15-18 month wait list, and $30 a month. Wireless is not cheap, but is fast. During the day speeds are around 800k. However, in the evening's speed is un-harnessed. It is not uncommon to have 1.8Mb, with burst' into 2.3Mb range. Just the other evening a patch was released, somewhere around 150MB, total download time was like 22 seconds. During wait times at on-line game sites, I sit idle, which shows a slow connection due to inactivity, but once in game, lets just say, folks have been 'stymied'. Monthly cost......$60.

Welcome to the world of modem my dear Bahamut. extreme slowness and lags while being connected to the internet is a norm . too bad while that happen the bill will still be charging up to heavens.

Felix, I am starting to hate you LOL. I bet here that would cost ridiculous.

Kakero... yeah I know... have been a modem user for the rest of my life yet. :(

I'd think it would be the ISP. My dialup is a bit faster than my parents was even when I'm over at their place and plugged in the same line I used to use.

But then if I want any serious downloading done, I do it at work. :-p

one of the better internet connections is in south korea (that is why you see so many of them online especially in counterstrike). you might want to move there :D .

Blech... I don't want to move to somewhere just to have a great connection.... hey... hahaha :D

Still it sucks... I hope that we get a better connection soon

Even though your ISP may offer 56k, you'll never see better than 52k.

Having said that, first off check your port speed to make sure it's set at the proper setting.
Also, make sure you are using top quality phone line and your physical line is clean and clear of static.
There are a few registry tricks and tweaks you can do, but at the end of the day, it's till dial-up.