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- From: krw@together.net
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: 28.8 baud & telco responsibilities
- Date: 2 Mar 1996 04:11:55 GMT
- Organization: TGF Internet Services
- Message-ID: <4h8hqb$9bb@bristlecone.together.net>
- References: <todamhyp-2802961822500001@bhppp31.bluehawk.com> <4h4kaf$dla@netaxs.com> <DnKFvs.Enq@world.std.com> <4h6ogd$pad@netaxs.com>
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- In <4h6ogd$pad@netaxs.com>, alpert@netaxs.com (Robert Alpert) writes:
-
- <snip the snipes>
-
- >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.
-
- You are mixing theoretical and practical in the same sentence. Not
- a good practice! No 28.8K cannot be expected, on every line, but it
- should work for 60ish percent of the US lines. 90ish percent should
- work at 24K or 26.4K. If the lazy V.34 modem manufacturers would
- clean up their act these numbers would be possible anyway.
-
- >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.
-
- Cute, you rely on your ear for computer related problems. My fan's
- running, so why is my display dark (Oh it has a power switch?). Come
- on!
-
- This is as stupid as the person that believed his telco when they said that
- they are in no way obligated to provide more than a 2400 baud line.
- Technically they were correct, but 2400Baud <> 2400bps!
- >
- /----------------------------------------------------------
- / Keith R. Williams
- / krw@together.net
- / Burlington Vermont
-
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