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- From: alpert@netaxs.com (Robert Alpert)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: 28.8 baud & telco responsibilities
- Date: 1 Mar 1996 11:53:49 GMT
- Organization: Philadelphia's Complete Internet Provider
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- Greg E Hersh (geh@world.std.com) wrote:
- > I don't agree with above message, and in fact it mostly illustrates
- > illiteracy of its author. The telephone network was designed for
-
- I don't claim to be an expert on the technical aspects of telephony.
- However from a pragmatic perspective I've found my statement to be
- true, from my own experiences with telephone companies and high-speed
- modems over the years. I suggest you look up the word "illiterate"
- in the dictionary, you will find it does not apply here. (In fact
- one could argue that your use of the word in this context raises
- doubts as to your own literacy level, but that is not pertinent
- to the discussion at hand.)
-
- > analog SIGNAL, with certain bandwidth and certain noise level. It is a
-
- If you want to be pedantic, yes. However those characteristics
- where chosen for the purposes of carrying an analog voice signal.
-
- Current high-speed modems come close enough to the theoretical
- maximium that one cannot expect full 28.8 connections on all voice
- lines at all times. My own lines are bad enough that many cheap
- modems won't work at all, and no 28.8 modems I've tried will yield
- much over 19.2 kbps connections. Yet the line has no audible
- noise or other problems for voice, and as far as the phone company
- is concerned nothing is wrong.
-
- --
- Bob Alpert
- alpert@netaxs.com
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