I recently (now, brace yourself) upgraded my OS from Windows 98 to XP. Now the modem that was installed on my machine back in 2002 was put in there to perform well with 98. it does seem now that my internet connections are not functioning as well as they used to. (Then again, I use a dial-up system.) So what should I do now? Get a new modem? Get a new driver? (Dumb question, I know!) My ISP OFFERS a hi-speed dial-up system that claims to be six to seven times faster than their normal dial-up for $15 a month as opposed to $10. Would anybody recommend that? Or should I take the plunge (being a rather thrifty guy) and opt for a $20 a month DSL?
Thanks for any advice.StickyR,One at a time.If you decide to stay with dial up then because you have changed your operating system it would be wise to go to the site of the modem mfgr. and download the latest drivers for it. They may even be a different driver than was used for Win98.That should optimize your modem back to best dial up performance.I did have an "accelerator" add on when i was on dial up (about a year ago) per the suggestion of my ISP at the time. I found no difference. In my case it was provided at no additional cost from the ISP.But no cost for no improvement is a fair price. Now having only recently joined the DSL world i am an enthusiastic promoter of that service. To me the comparison is when making fire--you can rub 2 STICKS together and eventually you may get fire. However matches are now available and are much more efficient and reliable. I would never go back to dial up.If i were to know what country your in i can make a recommendation to get the most for your dollars vis-a-vis greatest speed ,unrestricted use,and costs. But only if you turn out to be in the same country I'm in. Though i would suspect other countries probably have similar options.truenorthQuote

claims to be six to seven times faster than their normal dial-up for $15 a month as opposed to $10.