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- From: bigrex@primenet.com (Bob Nixon)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR Connection Speeds
- Date: 13 Mar 1996 18:10:04 -0700
- Organization: primenet.com
- Sender: root@primenet.com
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- References: <4hkqui$gm7@news-e2a.gnn.com> <4hl26e$dma@nntp1.wellsfargo.com>
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- Isn't this kind of meaningless unless your not savy enough to select some
- files that are compressable to various levels(0-4:1). Seems that any long
- distance connection is not going to give you anything greater than 28800
- and in reality, probably much less(26400, 24000 or even 21600).
-
-
- In article <4hl26e$dma@nntp1.wellsfargo.com>, gellerj@wellsfargo.com
- says...
- >
- >PTHarn@gnn.com (PTH) wrote:
- >>I have been trying to connect to AOL at higher than28.8 using
- compression but
- >>always connect at 28.8. The AOL tech says that USR modems always report
- DCE
- >>speeds so you don't see the higher throughput speeds. Does anyone know
- if
- >>this is true and if so is there a way of telling what my throughput
- speeds
- >>are? Thanks
- >>
- >
- >You can try the USRobotics BBS, they have a thruput test you can run
- >(usrstats). The bbs allows you to register for an hour of free time.
- >Test takes about 2 min. The number is 708-982-5092.
- >
- >jbg
- >
- >--
- >John B. Geller <gellerj@wellsfargo.com> App Prog/Analyst-Wells Fargo Co
- >"Small wheel turn by the fire and rod/Big wheel turn by the grace of God/
- >Every time that wheel turn 'round/Bound to cover just a little more
- >ground."
- >.......from Robert Hunter's song, 'The Wheel'
- >
- >
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