How Do You Speed Up A Dial-Up Modem?
How to speed up a dial up internet connection. If you are one of the millions of people still stuck on 56K (or slower) dial up internet connection, try some of these tips and tricks to get more out of your dial up connection and dial-up modem. Check the lines. Your dial-up connection runs through a dial-up modem that connects to the internet through your telephone landline. If your lines aren’t ‘clean’ or free of noise and static, the connection will be affected. If you pick up your home phone and the dial tone sounds distorted, filled with static, crackles, or is noisy, then your landline connection isn’t clean. First, replace the phone line running from your home phone(s) to the phone jack. Also replace the phone line running from your modem to the phone jack. Check your modem settings. Some modems may by default be set to a lower speed than the maximum potential speed. Go into Control Panel, Modems, then Properties. Select the highest modem speed available. While connected to the in
