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- From: davidsen@tmr.com (bill davidsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR Courrier:Which upgrade?
- Date: 8 Feb 1996 17:22:30 GMT
- Organization: TMR Associates, Schenectady NY
- Message-ID: <4fdbgm$12rc@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com>
- References: <MODEMS-L%96020703420694@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU> <3118a16c.51728943@news.insync.net> <4fam4b$13d4@seminole.gate.net>
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- In article <4fam4b$13d4@seminole.gate.net>, doug haire <dhaire@gate.net> wrote:
-
- | : If you're "expecting" 33.6k bps performance, you could be in for
- | : disappointment. Tho the modem is 33.6k "capable", that capability
- | : relies on the phone lines being in absolutely pristine condition,
- | : something you're unlikely to find.
- |
- | On a *leased* line, Bill? Gimme a break! I would expect a 33600 link
- | there and bitch if I didn't get it. Leased lines ain't cheap!
-
- And wait until you fnd out the price of a "date grade" line that
- actually makes a useful connection. people have the idea that a
- leased line, or dedicated line means a piece of wire from point A to
- B. All it is is a locked circuit, just as bad as a dialed
- connection, just more expensive.
-
- A data grade line will be put in useful condition, but using several
- leased lines may be cheaper, or even ISDN in enlightened telcos
- where they offer new services to gain revenue instead of just
- begging for higher prices.
- --
- -bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
- "As a software development model, Anarchy does not scale well."
- -Dave Welch
-