Shawn, I'm not familiar with what the eMac is allowing you to do, but assuming you are using the canned script (in most cases, this will be the modem description available for use) that came with the eMac, see if you are allowed to change the selection (usually, it will be under the network dial-up services). Not all modems (dial-up, DSL, etc) are created equally, so if possible, change the modem selection and try it again. V.90 (or V.92, the standard for these 2, for dial-up and connectivity is identical) has multiple implementations, and each modem script describes a different way of connecting with the other end. The fact that you get a slightly higher connection speed using the laptop shows that your line, aside from its inherent impairments (distance from the CO or remote office, number of splices in the line, gauge of the line), shows that the laptop implementation is better. Call Apple and tell them your story: I'm sure you are not the only one around with this complaint, and they ought to have an answer to this issue.
-----Original Message----- From: Shawn Jemmett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 12:13 PM To: Mac Canada Subject: Modem Problems I live in a rural area and have a great deal of difficulty connecting to my ISP with my internal modem in my eMac. When I do connect (after 8-10 attempts) the best speed is 26400. My laptop PC connects every time at 28800. Has anyone experienced this problem? I am considering buying an external USB modem to see if it works better? Any suggestions? Comments are appreciated. Shawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/>
