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- From: ppinto@telepac.pt (P. Pinto)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Do phone line surge protectors degrade line quality?
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 19:07:39 GMT
- Organization: Telepac
- Message-ID: <4g2o66$efd@vivaldi.telepac.pt>
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- A few weeks ago I read something in this group regarding line surge
- protectors and the likelyhood of them reducing the line quality as
- they might limit the maximum bandwidth available to the modem.
-
- I am currently considering the purchase of such a device to protect my
- new 33.6 Sportster from lightnings, but first I'd like to hear if is
- someone using one these devices and their experiences with it.
-
- I'm considering a "Tripp Lite fax/modem protector", which claims to be
- a "modem surge filter". First: will the modem really be safe during a
- thunderstorm if I use one of these devices?
-
- Second, and equally important: as I systematically connect at 28.8 to
- my ISP and hope go beyond that if/when they upgrade their modems to
- 33.6 (I'm quite impressed with the quality of my phone line ...), is
- it likely that I start seeing some (many?) 26.4 connects or that I'll
- be unable to get 33.6 or 31.2 connects with other V.34+ modems just
- because of adding this surge filter?
-
- Any experiences/comments about these devices in general or this
- particular manufacturer's (Tripp Lite) in particular are welcome.
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