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"H. S." wrote:
> 
> Randy Steele wrote:
> > I wonder how many other people are stuck with the old grey Nortel modem and
> > are paying for something their hardware is incapable of handling?
> >
> 
> Maybe I am in the same boat. But, first the background:
> 
> System: Pentium4, 1.9GHz, Redhat 8.0, kernel: 2.4.20-20, running firewall.
> 
> Location: Montreal downtown.
> 
> Internet connection:
> Sympatico High Speed edition (also called basic?) with a gray Nortel
> modem, started last year July sometime.
> 
> When I download stuff (I usually use Mozilla for download, gftp
> sometimes too), I have never seen speeds higher than around 100KB/sec.
> For example, (I tried finding ftp sites in McGill, here is one that has
> stuff in it) from ftp://ftp.cim.mcgill.ca/pub/3d/ if I download the big
> file "cvgip93a.ps", Mozilla doesn't go beyond 100.5KB/s. If some of you
> are able to get it at a higher speed, please let me know.
> ->HS


I'm in downtown Toronto, Pentium 200 MHz, Windows 95.  I have a Speedstream
modem (Alcatel platform.)  I also have the 1.5 Mb/s HSE.

I've tested that link several times.  I'm downloading that file at about 150
KB/s (149.9 average.)

I would suggest you call 310-SURF, find your way to the account and billing
department (NOT technical support), ask to have your Nortel replaced with a
newer Alcatel based modem and have the line card changed.  I did that and it
worked without any problems.  The modem came a couple of days later and the line
was changed in less than a week after that phone call.

(Also, getting 100.5 KB/s out of a Nortel is not that bad.  I used to put up
with around 500 Kb/s -- 63 KB/s)