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The 53k restriction has something to do with the maximum amount of power allowable over an analog phone line - the faster you push it, the more power it requires.
You CAN see 7K or even higher if the files you are transferring are compressible - analog modems are capable of data compression to increase the efficiency. The only way to get a TRUE reading of your download speed is by downloading a fully compressed file (such as a .zip or a .rar, etc) with a FTP client, not a browser, from a FTP server - and then do the math for the whole download - bytes/time.
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