JosephKK said:
Not that i consider Wikipedia a proper reference source, but check the stated speeds:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITU-T_V-Series_Recommendations
V.34 seems to be 28kpbs both ways, a bit short of V.90 56kbps down 33.6 kbps up.
There was an important difference. On most lines you had a sporting
chance with V.34 of getting the top speed. On a V.90 connection you were
doing well to get more than 80% of top rated speed in either direction.
Haven't had my hands on any of the actual standards for many years.
By the time 56k chipsets were around the analogue V.34+ (1996) was
capable of 33k6 both ways on a good day. On a DACSd line V.34 was always
better than 56k because it tolerated the signal abuse better.
On a good line the 56k modem would be something like 50k down and 28k
up. So for uploading big files it was worth forcing a V34+ connection.
Regards,
Martin Brown