How to Manually Increase Dial-Up Internet Download Speeds
- 1). Click on the "Start" button on the left side of your desktop taskbar.
- 2). Select "Control Panel" from the start menu. Click on "Hardware and Sound."
- 3). Double-click on "Device Manager." Select the "Ports" option. This will most likely be called "COM2."
- 4). Right-click on the Ports and select "Properties" and then "Port Settings."
- 5). Type "115200" into the "Bits per second" box and untick the box labelled "Only connect at this speed." Select "Hardware" and then "Flow control."
- 6). Click on the "Advanced" tab. Move the "Receiver Button" slider all the way to the right to increase the Internet speed. Click "OK" to save the changes.
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