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- From: alpert@netaxs.com (Robert Alpert)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: 28.8 baud & telco responsibilities
- Date: 29 Feb 1996 16:30:07 GMT
- Organization: Philadelphia's Complete Internet Provider
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- Brian M. Huey (todamhyp@bluehoc.com) wrote:
- > I was wondering if anyone has written a document explaining why modem
- > speeds of 28.8 are not sometimes guaranteed by the local telephone
-
- In case you hadn't noticed, the telephone network was designed
- for analog VOICE communication. This salient fact is sometimes
- lost on .edu "doodz" and other clueless youngsters. There is no
- guarantee that an ordinary phone line will do anything but carry your
- voice. Anything else is gravy.
-
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- Bob Alpert
- alpert@netaxs.com
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