DavidFMayerPhD
Registered Member
Speeding Internet Access
I have discovered an inexpensive way to speed internet
access. It works for BOTH 56K modems and DSL. The
results are dramatic and permanent.
Go to your favorite computer store (perhaps online) and
buy SHIELDED telephone cables. The line from your wall
plug to your modem is likely to be flat,
non-twisted-pair. This introduces a lot of loss and
picks up interference as well. Replace your wall to
modem cable with SHIELDED cable. Voila! For most 56K
modems there will be a significant speed increase (often
double) due to reduced number of re-tries. The same is
true for DSL. The details of the results depend on
details of wiring.
I first tried it for 56K and then later for DSL and the
results are MOST SATISFACTORY. I will not mention any
brand names, since that is a violation of BB policy, but
just go to the computer store. Seek and ye shall find.
I even replaced the wire from the outside telephone box
to the inside of my house with shielded cable, and it
helped. The more shielded cable, the faster the
transmission rate.
I have discovered an inexpensive way to speed internet
access. It works for BOTH 56K modems and DSL. The
results are dramatic and permanent.
Go to your favorite computer store (perhaps online) and
buy SHIELDED telephone cables. The line from your wall
plug to your modem is likely to be flat,
non-twisted-pair. This introduces a lot of loss and
picks up interference as well. Replace your wall to
modem cable with SHIELDED cable. Voila! For most 56K
modems there will be a significant speed increase (often
double) due to reduced number of re-tries. The same is
true for DSL. The details of the results depend on
details of wiring.
I first tried it for 56K and then later for DSL and the
results are MOST SATISFACTORY. I will not mention any
brand names, since that is a violation of BB policy, but
just go to the computer store. Seek and ye shall find.
I even replaced the wire from the outside telephone box
to the inside of my house with shielded cable, and it
helped. The more shielded cable, the faster the
transmission rate.