i was wondering if anyone could tell me what a good download speed is for a 56k modem.

reason i ask is because at the moment my downloads only shift at about 3k a sec,4 or 5 if i'm very lucky.

i do know that dial-up modems really are slow by todays standards but what i'm actually concerned about is the fact that even though i only download files from broadband and cable type connections with lots of sources available,my downloads are often constantly dropping below 3k and refusing to pick up the pace.

i have tried limiting the amount of bandwidth used by others for uploads and also reducing the number of downloads i do at the same time from 4 to just 2.

none of this seems to have had any effect.

if anyone knows of a way that i could improve the quality of my download speed i would be ever so gratefull.