[red-dawg]

It must be faster than 46.6 kbps

The telephone lines in your neighborhood are what determines the speed you connect at. All ISP's now use
V.90 or V.92 modems, which are rated at "56k".
If you want any faster you will have to go DSL or cable.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Thanks. I didn't know that.