is the speed between the modem and the system, NOT dial up speed. You can leave it like it is as it has no effect on dial up speed.
Dial up speed is limited by many factors, mainly the distance between you and the telephone central office. See the explaination at my site below. And there is nothing you can add on or tweak to change the physics of the telephone cable pair.
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I have XP pro and every time I connect I get the same speed reading (115200). Thats what I have my modem set at. Is that why I get the same reading all the time or do I have to set it lower? If I can't fix that, is there a widget or some small app. that I can use that doesn't take up resources? Thanks, Bill.

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