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- From: curtis@flash.net (Curtis Anderson)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: I think Ma Bell is about to screw us all....
- Date: 23 Mar 1996 21:40:01 GMT
- Organization: Flash-Net Internet Service Provider, 817-332-8883
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- > >
- > >>More than once I was told that the phone co. only guaranteed 2400 baud
- > >
- > > Get this in writing, and be sure it says *baud*.
- > >
- > > Remember, your 28,800 bps modem is only running at 2400 baud. Baud and
- > > bps are *not* the same thing, and you can use the difference to hang them.
- > >
- > > Baud is the number of *symbols* per second. Each symbol can carry multiple
- > > bits if the modulation is sufficiently complex.
-
- Anyway, all they would need to do is hook up their 15 year old 2400 "baud"
- modem and show you that it works just fine. Then they would say you
- obviously have a modem problem.
-
- In reality, I doubt that they would go to the trouble of demonstrating
- anything. You might get a voice mail message though.
-
- Curtis
-