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AT%Q results 44

AT%L results 19

boywonder ~ have you ran the Modem Diagnostics?

Start > Control Panel > Phone and Modem Options
Diagnostics Tab > Query Modem
after query hit View Log;
[you will have to disconnect to do this]
scroll down to bottom of log to see lastest query(off-line)
scroll up to see any differences when initializing (going on-line)

Modem Diagnostics:
 - Connect Response: ..CONNECT 49333..
 - Version 1.0
 - Call Setup Result: Data Answering signal detected
 - Multi-media mode: Data Only
 - DTE-DCE interface mode: Async data
 - V.8 CM octet string: ""
 - V.8 JM octet string: "C16513948"
 - Received signal power level (in -dBm): 12
 - Transmit signal power level (in -dBm): 16
 = Estimated noise level (in -dBm): 37

Yes it disconnected the rest of my phone lines in the house. that is normal you say?
BTW I do not have a phone plugged into the wall in the same room where my computer is set up.
As my phone line I'm using a 2 maybe 3 foot twisted pr. that is supposedly the best right? Although my home wiring are the older ones


I'm not sure what they grounded it to but my satellite is grounded in the same spot could that harm anything?


My phone company is Verizon so if anyone has the number I may use that be great. If not I'll go through the agony of finding a upper tech then.  When I spoke to them about how far I'm from the nearest CO. I asked about the number I may use and the lady had no clue about what I was speaking of.

ROM_DOS~ Will post a modem diagnostic test shortly

Alright I had about 12ft. of the twisted pr. line laying around. I cut off 1ft. worth added those plastic end thingies. Moved my pc a bit closer to the jack my new AT%Q 35 AT%L 18. I made the last one up as well perhaps something came loose?
Tried three other non twisted pr. lines all gave me a higher reading.

While I took my dogs outside I looked over the ground for the line/satellite. It's just a heavy gauge wire bit larger than a phone line. The clamps are exposed no digging required and the wire runs from the ground right into my electric meter that cant be good? It has also been painted to match the color of my home if anything you would think whoever installed it would've scrapped the paint off around where my satt/line would be grounded onto  I'm no electrician wouldn't shock the sh*t outta me if i go out and do that would it? It's justa ground wire shouldnt be any harm I'd think.

I'll send Verizon an email using yours as an example and see what i come up with

boywonder;I'm glad you could do the test I tried to help another member with it once & he was kind of irritated when it didn't work from his area.The ground wire should be fine to clean the connection the only way it would shock you is if there is a short in something running to it.No problem on it being the same one as the electric meter.My NID is just not close to my electric meter.
Like I said it doesn't paste well but I think from the graph you have 4 load coils on your line but your speed looks good on the test.This is some information on this" There are 2 or more A/D's on this loop".

 A/D's on this loop
A/D conversion
Analog to Digital conversion
Multiple A/D Conversions prevent v.90 connections
The phone line going from the modem is analog until it terminates into the phone company's central office (CO) or digital
 loop carrier (DLC). If there is more than one analog to digital (A/D) conversion present on the line (see below), you will
not get v.90 connection speeds; instead, you will get v.34 connection speeds. 
More than one A/D conversion on the line can be attributable to:
Old equipment Some older switches may cause an additional analog to digital conversion.
Pads Pads may be used on the line to make voice communication the same volume both ends during a telephone conversation. An
analog pad introduces additional A/D conversion. There are also digital pads which do not affect the connection speed.
SLCs If your home (or office) is attached to the Telco Central Office (CO) using a non-integraded/universal DLC, also known
as an "SLC", you will have more than one analog to digital conversion. If, on the other hand, the SLC is directly integrated
into the digital telco switch, you should get a v.90 connection unless the options or timing are not correctly configured by
the Telco which would result in poor throughput and unreliable connections.
Here is some information on interpreting the results its limited I am trying to find more.
Graph – Level vs. Freq.
This graph represents the Frequency Response of a phone line. Level on the vertical side is represented in dBm and frequency on the horizontal side is represented in Hz. The graph describes the potential telephone line data throughput performance. High roll-off in the frequency vs. amplitude (level) and a flatter top line of the graph, will permit a higher modem baud rate.
Mr. or Ms.
Confirm the first and the last name as entered on top of the test questionnaire.
Modem on
The Modem phone number as entered by the customer.
Modulation:
V.90: 56000-30000 bits/sec
K56flex: 56000-32000 bits/sec
V.34: 33600-2400 bits/sec
V.32bis: 14400-7200 bits/sec
V.32: 9600-4800 bits/sec
V.22/V.22bis: 2400, 1200, 600 bits/sec
Bell212A: 1200 bits/sec
Upload Speed
Shows the modem upstream speed (customer’s computer to the 1575). The speed is presented in BPS (Bits Per Second).
Download Speed
Present the Modem downstream speed (1575 to the customer’s computer). The speed is described in BPS (Bits Per Second).
Entered Phone Num:
The modem telephone number as identified by the Telephone Company central office switch.
SNR:
Signal-to-Noise Ratio is a measure of customer telephone line performance arrived at by dividing modem signal power by the noise power. The higher the ratio, the clearer the connection and the more data can be passed across it. Even under the best conditions, when a signal undergoes analog-to-digital conversion, there is a 35 to 39 dB signal-to-noise ratio (the "noise floor"), which limits practical V.34 speeds to 33.6Kbps. The Signal-to-Noise Ratio and the Level vs. Frequency graph determine the amount of data that can be transmitted over a telephone line.
Rx, Tx Level (dBm):
Power level is presented in dBm which describes the power in dB (decibel) with reference to one milliwatt of power. Results list the receive (Rx) power level and the transmit (Tx) power level as measured at the input to the 1575. Power levels are presented with a minus (-) sign in front of the number indicating power levels below one milliwatt. Typical numbers are –12dBm to –20dBm. The receive power level is a direct indication of the modem distance from the telephone central office as well as quality of the telephone facilities. A lower receive power level number might represent telephone line problems. The transmit power level is limited by the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) to a maximum of –10dBm to prevent cross talk between the lines.
Round Trip Delay:
Measures the time it takes for the data test file generated by the 1575 to travel to the customer modem and back to the 1575. The delay time is directly related to the distance the customer’s modem is from the 1575 located in the telephone company central office. Numbers are presented in millisecond (msecs).
Error Correction: LAPM
link Access Procedure for Modems (LAPM). LAPM is an error control protocol incorporated into the V.42 standard. LAPM uses CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Checking) and retransmission of corrupted data to ensure data integrity. Error control protocol is specified by the ITU (International Telecommunication Union).
Compression: V42bis
A standard issued by the ITU, which identifies a method of compressing the modem transmit and receive data. This algorithm can achieve up to a 4:1 compression ratio.
Total Frames Sent:
The number of LAPM frames which includes the data and all the protocol overhead bits as transmitted from the 1575 to the customer modem to perform the test.
Data Frames Sent:
Number of LAPM data frames transmitted from the 1575 to the customer modem to perform the test.
Data Frames Re-Sent:
Number of LAPM frames re-transmitted from the 1575 to the customer modem due to errors in the transmission path. The optimum baud rate will permit some errors and will be higher then the baud rate for the error free transmission.
Total Data Sent:
The actual data pattern as seen scrolled on the customer computer scree
Compressed Data Sent:
Total data plus overhead bits that were transmitted from the 1575 to the customer modem during the test.

I have CAT3 from my NID but Cat5 is about the same it just has better shielding .You are only going to be using 2 of the wires in most cases antway.Just make sure they are the same pair this is easy they should be the same color one with a white stripe.Run these from the NID to your module(jack) & Make a cable from there to your PC out of the CAT 5 too.You have to strip the cable a little futher back & make sure the right wires go in the right place in the module plug.A easy hint for doing this is just do it like a phone cable plugged into a regular phone cable the plugs should be opposite meaning looked at from the same side the wire colors are opposite.
There are even CAT 6 & maybe CAT 7 by now but these shouldn't be necessary.When you run the wire from the NID try to get it a short as possible but avoid running it over florescent fixtures if possible the transformers in these can cause interference or line noise.
I used a direct hook up to my NID meaning it doesn't run through the plug inside the NID that goes to the phones in the house.So if that plug is unplugged the PC isn't.I'm not sure what the phone company thinks about this .The Green wire should be the negative & the Red wire the positive.If you have a Multimeter(Volt meter) Ground to positive is approx 48 volts DC & Ground to negative approx 2.8 volts DC.Pretty low  amps on phone cable unless lightening strikes while you are working on them.Anyway one of the regular phone wires run to the ground you will be able to tell when you open the NID.Usually a green wire.The other wire is the hot one usually red.If you have more than one telephone number the there are more wires connected.So if this is the case you need to determine which number(wires) you use for your PC.I hope I didn't over explain.

boywonder ;The cable I have runs Strait from the NID to a standard module phone jack on the wall with cat3.Then I made a cat3 cable with the regular phone cable plug ins.this runs from the wall to my surge protector (My surge protector has a place to plug in the phone cable as well as electric 115v grounded plugs)From the surge protector I have another phone cable made from cat3
That runs to my internal modem.
I'm not sure what this would do Com01Irq04=115200 .The tweak for Com03Irqbuffer= 8760 and added Com03Irq18=115200 are to prioritize the COM to the modem.I use CAPS for COM & IRQ & also begin Buffer with a CAP.COM3 should be your modem COM if it is not you should use the COM port your modem is on for the COM in the tweak.
On the NID mine has a regular modular line plug inside this is plugged in.It runs to the phone cables that run from the NID into the house.This is so you can unplug it & test a phone plugged directly in the NID.Thats why the phone company has it there.It is where you plug your PC in when connecting direct to the NID for testing.But you can't leave it that way because it disconnects the house phones.Some older NIDs are not wired this way.If you have one of the old ones complain to your phone company that you are getting line noise on your phones.They should come out & replace the NID.The reason for the complaint is they don't usually charge a service call for this.Keep in mind they really don't care about your PC & if line noise is affecting it.
Below is a picture of an NID & how my cable to the phone jack to my PC is wired.
Also a surge protecter simular to mine & some modular plugs to clarify what I mean.

Found some info about A/D's

Modulation          : V.90                         
Upload Speed        : 24000 BPS                               
Download Speed      : 45333 BPS

Loop information    : There are 2 or more A/D's on this loop
Loop information    : Typical download speed is 19200 - 24000 BPS
Loop information    : with a V.90 modem

If you have more than 1 A/D conversion, or other serious impairment on your line. 56k (x2, Flex, V.90 and V.92) will not work

http://www.modemsite.com/56k/x2-adconversion.asp

I'm still not sure what exactly an A/D is and what it does. According to them it's not good to have more than 1 though.
I cannot use the AT command Y11 really no sense any I guess since I've already established that there are indeed 2 or more A/D's on my loop.
Going to do some more resarch about the subject. If thats the case would adding a CAT3, CAT5 line to my computer even help any