I read of an Init String tweak on another site. I'm using a USR Courier V.Everything external modem, and I already have a longish Init String code I found on another site years ago that is supposedly optimised for this modem. The new init string is short, and I wondered if I could append it to the end of the string I'm using.
Here's the new tweak (I could not say if it really works). I know where to imput Init Strings, but it's possible other readers might not:
"You can't assume that just because you connected at a speed like 48.3KBps that you will stay there. Today's modems automatically fall back to a lower speed if the line noise is too high to maintain a faster connection, but sometimes they fall back too soon or too far.
Here's how to do it:
Click Start the button.
Select Settings.
Click Control Panel.
Double-click on the Modems icon.
Select your modem.
Click the Properties button.
Click the Connections tab.
Click the Advanced button.
In the "Extra settings" field, type S36=7
Click OK to save your settings"
Here's the new tweak (I could not say if it really works). I know where to imput Init Strings, but it's possible other readers might not:
"You can't assume that just because you connected at a speed like 48.3KBps that you will stay there. Today's modems automatically fall back to a lower speed if the line noise is too high to maintain a faster connection, but sometimes they fall back too soon or too far.
Here's how to do it:
Click Start the button.
Select Settings.
Click Control Panel.
Double-click on the Modems icon.
Select your modem.
Click the Properties button.
Click the Connections tab.
Click the Advanced button.
In the "Extra settings" field, type S36=7
Click OK to save your settings"