44 is not very good, but it's not very bad. In the states the FCC has limited the speed to 49 bps...even though your comp may tell you that the modem is connect higher...it's not (except DSL, ISDN and cable of course). So, if your modem is communicating to the ports at 55 bps (for example), the information is becoming bottled and backed up because the phone lines, in the states, will only connect at 49bps (or lower). So, what happens is you will experience an unstable connection. Most games will become disconnected and you will experience severe packet loss. The accepted standard for all modems is to have your modem set between 45 to 48 bps. Higher the bps the greater instability...but lower bps creates higher pings. So, what you have to do is fix how fast the information travels from your ports to your computer...this can be around 56 bps...but, outgoing information should be set lower. Goto, control, modems, modems properties, connections, and port settings. The slider control will appear. Ensure the receive transmission rate is set higher than the transmit rate. You will sacrifice ping for stability. But, if your connection is stable, then you can sacrifice stability for lower pings.
However, all this is dependent on your ISP as well. There are tweaks available...
www.lagless.com or
www.planetunreal.com/capture under tweak modem guide. Play around with it until you find a suitable setting.
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