Windows-Help.NET News: New V.92 Analog Modem Standard. If you’re using dial-up access via an analog modem, a new ITU standard will offer some improvements, which modems available in the fourth quarter of 2000 will implement:

An increase of more than 40% in the maximum data rate

towards the network (Upstream) to a new maximum of 48

kbit/s on the best connections (above the former 33.6 kbit/s

upload maximum – download speed remains at 56 kbit/s max)

Significantly quicker start-up times on recognized connections

The ability to put the modem ‘on-hold’ when the network

indicates that an incoming call is waiting

Upgrade if you do alot of uploading from your present modem and your analog phone line is clear enough to realize the maximum speed improvement.