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- From: brian@easy1.mediacity.com (Brian Litzinger)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: New modem with 320kbps to 6mbps over normal phone lines!!!
- Date: 11 Jan 1996 03:23:57 -0800
- Organization: http://www.MediaCity.com 415-843-6848
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- References: <4cvjod$6k8@ns2.ptd.net> <DL04wr.GzB@freenet.carleton.ca>
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- In article <DL04wr.GzB@freenet.carleton.ca>,
- >
- > (mantis@postoffice.ptd.net) writes:
- >> Yes, when I recently found out about a new type of modem in development
- >> that offered 320kbps to 6mbps over normal phone lines, I was ecstatic!
- >> Its pretty new, and I don't know much but I just thought that others
- >> would like to know. see http://www.cnet.com
- >
- Anthony Hill <an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
- > What's important is not whether or not it runs over regular phone
- >LINES, but whether or not it runs over regular analog residential phone
- >switching equipment (it doesn't). T1 lines have been availible for some
- >time now, they transfer data at about 1.5mbps over what could be consider
- >a "regular phone line", but those lines are set up quite differently, and
- >cost a LOT more then what you've got running into your home.
-
- There are alot of new technologies on the horizon. I didn't see any
- mention of 320kbps+ modems on http://www.cnet.com so I can't
- address what mantis is talking about directly.
-
- However, Mr. Hill is exactly right, in that T1's have been around for
- a long time, not to mention T3s, SMDS, et al (up to 44 mbps).
-
- And there is also ADSL and its variants which do 0 to 6mbps+ depending
- on which version you are talking about.
-
- And all these technologies basically operate over 22 gauge twisted pair
- in lengths from 12000 to 24000ft.
-
- And yes, indeed, they will likely work over the lines leading out to
- your house, if the lines are unloaded, are reasonable modern, and
- have a minimal number of taps.
-
- However, as Mr. Hill points out, the signals aren't very likely to get
- through your local telco's switch.
-
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