Dial up

[ItHurtz]

I have 2 houses and both with dial up and same isp's. Why is it faster at one house than the other?

 

[Hefemeister]

the wireing inside the house can make a big difference. if you have old wireing it will only allow for a 28k connection while newer wireing will allow for 50k. check connection speeds at the houses to see if this is the case.

 

[ItHurtz]

I tested at pcpistop.com and the download is twice as fast. Its about 35-39k compared to the other house's 18-19k. But what gets me is the upload on the slower download connection is 40k, so it says...

 

[ItHurtz]

One more thing, what exactly would you call old wireing?

 

[beedubaya]

Its all about the telephone lines in your area and the number of switches between you and your telco. Noise on the lines also have a lot to do with it. This is why it is still pretty common for dial-up to only connect at 28.8 or 26.4. 19.2 or even 14.4 are still common in rural areas that haven't recieved phone lines upgrades in 30+ years.