How is it that a dial-up modem can achieve 33.6Kbit/s with only 3100Hz of bandwidth?

1. What speed were dial-up modems?
2. What is the fastest dialup speed?
3. What is dialup modem?

What speed were dial-up modems?

Modern dial-up modems typically have a maximum theoretical transfer speed of 56 kbit/s (using the V. 90 or V. 92 protocol), although in most cases, 40–50 kbit/s is the norm.

What is the fastest dialup speed?

How fast is dial-up internet? Dial-up internet has a maximum speed of 56 kbps. In practice, dial-up speeds can be much slower. The FCC defines broadband as any connection with a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 3 Mbps.

What is dialup modem?

'Dial-up' is a way accessing the internet on a computer via the public telephone network, using a device known as a modem. Technically a dial-up connection works in much the same way as a normal phone call, except that it connects computers at either end instead of two people.