rate 6000
cl_rate 9999 (every time I change it it changes back so I don't bother, doesn't seem to do much anyway)
cl_updaterate and cmdrate are both 16 I think.
fps_modem 60

56k dialup. works great, get some pretty low pings too. check this http://home.iprimus.com.au/whoop/halflife12.jpg
obviously not constant, average for that night would probably have been somewhere around 150ish?