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- From: dhaire@gate.net (doug haire)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Phone Line Quality Check
- Date: 29 Jan 1996 12:31:13 -0500
- Organization: CyberGate, Inc.
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- John Fakiris (jfakiris@harris.com) wrote:
- : Is there a piece of software (of hardware) to check the phone line
- : quality real time? I would like to improve my connection for 28.8K modem.
- : How does one know if the phone line signal to noise ratio is OK (at least
- : on my side)? My USR 28.8K shows the SNR levels with ATI11, but it is not
- : practical to use it if you are checking the lines trying to determine
- : whether you have a good connection or of you have improved the line?
-
- Not sure what you are saying here... The ati11 will give you a snapshot
- of the line conditions. You can use it during aconnection by escaping to
- command mode or after the connection is dropped. You can also use aty11
- while online and in command mode to see a list of transmission levels for
- a list of frequencies (this can only be used while connected, it is empty
- once you drop the connection).
-
- Your phone company does have equipment to test the line like you want and
- you can request that test be done. It may end up costing you to do so,
- however.
-
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