need to know about a modem

[goat_roper_me]

hello all
i have an older modem in my computer now after the other one that was in here quit workin the one thats in here wont get over 33.2 kbps but stays at 28.? most of the time the oldone went between 44.0 to 45.2 kbps so i would like to know what would be a best pci modem for dialup that i can use on here maybe if i new what to look for i mite find one on ebay fairly cheap
thank you ron/goatroper

here are the spec's of my computer



Operating System
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)

System Model
VIA Technologies, Inc. P4X266-8233
Enclosure Type: Desktop

Processor
1.50 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board
Board: P4X266-8233
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 09/05/2001

Drives
137.40 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
120.97 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-411S [CD-ROM drive]
PHILIPS CDRW2412A [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

ST3200822A [Hard drive] (200.05 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 3LJ34DFN, rev 3.02, SMART Status: Healthy

Memory Modules c,d
1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 512 MB
Slot 'A1' has 512 MB
Slot 'A2' has 512 MB

Local Drive Volumes
c: (FAT32 on drive 0) 137.40 GB 120.97 GB free

Network Drives
None detected

Printers
Microsoft XPS Document Writer on XPSPort:
i do have a brother mfc-3240c printer/fax/copier/scaner (not installed right now)

Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller

Display
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
Gateway EV700B [Monitor] (15.7"vis, October 2000)
Bus Adapters
OPTi 82C861 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (3x)

Multimedia
Creative Game Port
Creative SB Live! Series (WDM)
MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device
Standard Game Port

Communications
ESS ES56T-PI Data Fax Modem
Network Card MAC Address: 00:00:00:00:00:00

Other Devices
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Root Hub (4x)

Virus Protection
avast! antivirus 4.7.1074 [VPS 071206-0] Version 4.7.1074

[Generator]

any pci 56k modem card will do..check out ebay you can get them for pennies nowadays.. ebay is your best bet. just out of curiosity..where are you..and what do you pay for 56k dialup nowadays..ever thought of going abit faster like 512 k broadband.

[goat_roper_me]

iam in southern iron county missorui and my dialup cost me $15.00 bucks a month and all we can get here in the middle of gods country is dialup

[Generator]

very suprised ,,always thought usa had broadband everywhere,,you learn something new everyday.try ebay any good 56k pci card will do..also check if your isp uses v92 specs, as thats alittle bit faster. also theres a app called fullspeed..it will make your webpages load faster. i use it and it seems to work great. if you cant get,,, let me know, i have the full version.