The distance between your modem and the phone company's switching service can also have an effect on connection speeds. Why do I get disconnected from Rose. Most of the time users are disconnected from Rose. Net is currently configured to disconnect users automatically, if no data has been sent or received for 30 consecutive minutes. This is commonly attributed to line noise or faulty wiring.
Faulty wiring can definately cause disconnects and inconsistent connection speeds.
If a phone wire has a short in it somewhere and different wires are touching each other, all sorts of irregular behaviour will occur, sometimes preventing you from connecting, while at other times, allowing you to connect at varying speeds, usually followed soon afterwards by disconnecting. More extensive information on random disconnects is available here . How do I access Rose. Net supports the V.90 protocol for 56kbps connections. All that is required for you to connect via V.90 is a V.90 capable modem.