if you are connecting at anywhere near 56k, you shouldn't do anything to "help" it. any modem string that you would try would probably mess things up for you. the server modem and yours are both 56k compatable this means that they are both equipt to handle that speed. it is not possible to connect at anything higher. also, just to let you know, the FCC has rules stating that dail-up connection can not operate above 53k. this don't mean that can never get higher but NEVER higher than 56k. hope this helps!!