bwhite@scisysgw.sci.com (Bob White Internet FTP Account) wrote:
>I have a new USR Sportster 33.6 internal. After 2 weeks, I have still been unable to >connect at 28.8, much less 33.6. The best connect so far is 21600. Is there a possibility I >have a defective modem, or it most likely a bad phone line?
>When I do a report, the modem shows a SN of 25 to 28 dB. Is that typical, or low? The >only change to the internal setup is I turned off MNP5 compression. I have also tried >turning of VFC, and 3429 symbol rate temporarily, but still no 28800 connects.
That's a poor SNR. You really would want it higher, say ~35db or higher.
I think it's just too low for a 28.8k connection. I'd say it's the phone