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- From: Richard Mork <cd001847@interramp.com>
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- Subject: Re: 28.8 baud & telco responsibilities
- Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 15:52:42 -0800
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- SFloyd Davidson wrote:
- >
- > jaccardi@mbr.centra.ca wrote:
- > >Robert Alpert wrote:
- > >>
- > >> 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.
- > >>
- > >> --
- > >> Bob Alpert
- > >> alpert@netaxs.com
- > >
- > >The Telco policy is to garantee up to 2400 bauds, which is the limit of
- > >FSK, it will not garantee and QAM over voice grade circuit.
- >
- > I do not know of a telco that actually guarantees 2400 baud FSK either!
- >
- > What the telco guarantees is that they will provide you a circuit
- > which meets at least the minimum specifications for a voice grade
- > circuit. That guarantee is there _only_ if it is possible to
- > provide such a circuit, and they will provide a lower quality
- > circuit if there is no other way to give you telephone service.
- > In essence, if your neighbor can get a voice grade circuit, so
- > can you.
- >
- > It happens that a voice grade circuit will support 2400 baud
- > operation (FSK or whatever). It will support QAM at much higher
- > bit rates too. v.32bis (14,400bps) modem specifications are
- > intended to work correctly over voice grade circuits.
- >
- > A v.32bis or v.34 modem should get at least a 14.4Kbps connection
- > over a voice grade circuit. If not, then either the modem or
- > the telephone line is not meeting specifications.
- >
- > Floyd
- > --
- > Floyd L. Davidson Salcha, Alaska floyd@tanana.polarnet.com
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- Southwestern Bell in Houston told me they only 'guarantee 2400 baud'.
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