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I am using a software modem. How well does TweakMASTER work for this setup?

TweakMASTER Knowledge Base article KB0030

Once upon a time there were true "hardware" modems. Nowadays, most internal modems are very "dumb", and most of their functionality is in the driver. This allows manufacturers to cut costs. Of course, it slows down the whole computer, and doesn't work on any OS except Windows. These are what are referred to as "software", or "Windows-only" modems. As far as TweakMASTER is concerned, there's no difference. In general, software modems perform worse than true hardware ones.

Note that no matter what kind of speed boost you get, that you can still enjoy the benefits of DNS Acceleration, something that DOES work for everyone. You should also appreciate the automatic PC Clock Synchronization feature, as well as ISP Disconnect Prevention, Ping, Traceroute and WhoIs, and the Network Connections Viewer. Restoring your original settings as described above will only affect the MTU optimization settings and not these other features, which many people have reported are well worth the program cost by themselves. And of course with the PRO version, both DU Meter and LinkFox are immensely useful for anyone using the Internet.