The last time that I used a 56K modem was in 2001. From there I went to DSL, and now i've been on cable for the last 3 months. But Adelphia cable modem sucks and if it doesn't improve, i'll go back to DSL. I remember useing a 9600 and then upgrading to 14.4 to connect to Prodigy(are they still around ?) back in the late 80's.