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- From: doswald@xmission.com (David Oswald)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Carrier Speed down, down, down...
- Date: Sat, 02 Mar 1996 08:11:06 GMT
- Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
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- schapman@i2020.net (Scott Chapman) wrote:
-
- >I know not to expect much help from my small local phone company as my
- >phones are working fine for voice calls; but since the heavy rain last
- >week my carrier speed is down from 21.6 to 12.0. I've got 2 lines
- >coming into the house and use 2 different pc's and 2 different modems
- >on each line. The speed reduction is the same on all possible
- >combinations, so I feel sure it's the phone line. Heck, I've even got
- >shielded cat-5 twisted pair run to one of my modems. The speed
- >reduction is also regardless of where I'm calling.
-
- >If anybody has successfully convinced a local phone company to fix a
- >problem such as this (when they really aren't obligated to do any
- >better than voice) I'd love to hear about it. I'm dying with the
- >speed reduction and ISDN is not available. I'd probably have to pay
- >to have another cable buried to my house but that might be what it
- >takes. Thanks!
-
- Call them and tell em your fax isn't working.
-
- Also, you could request that tests be made to verify that they're
- providing the minimum frequency response and s/n ratios required by
- the FCC.
-
- An other option would be to call them and tell them that ever since
- the rainstorm you've been having intermittant static on the line. "It
- comes for an hour at a time sometimes, and then goes away for hours at
- a time." That way they won't come expecting to actually hear it when
- they get there.
-
-
- Just a thought....
-
- Dave
-
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