"andre" <an***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> my internet (dial-up) connection speed was 52kbps and i was satisfied with
> it.
> but then suddenly it drops to 46kbps without any reason i can think of.
> the speed always stays the same no matter how many times I re-connect...
>
> the first time it happen, i was only installing windows update and there's
> NO other program being installed.
>
> can anyone help me with this? I did run full system scan with norton 2004
> and found nothing.

"Richard G. Harper" wrote:

> This is almost certainly due to a problem with your telephone line or a
> device that's recently been added to it.  There's nothing you can do in
> Windows to make the modem connect faster than the line will support.

"andre" <an***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> well, there's 1 thing that my sis' installed that day, it's a new
> telephone
> that has caller ID function [i make the telephone cable parallel].
> other than that, i can't think of anything else....
>
>
> "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
>
>> This is almost certainly due to a problem with your telephone line or a
>> device that's recently been added to it.  There's nothing you can do in
>> Windows to make the modem connect faster than the line will support.
>