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- From: jmbenn@azstarnet.com (Jim Bennett)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: hypermodem - hype
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 01:22:42 GMT
- Organization: Arizona Daily Star - AZSTARNET
- Message-ID: <3155f0b4.12205982@news.azstarnet.com>
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- Hi,
-
- landen@cir.frg.eur.nl (Peter van der Landen) wrote:
-
- > Considering 'many' of the readers of this group are retrieving the
- > messages thru a non-compressing PPP or Slip connection, that is less
- > true now than it ever was. Hardware compression really helps with Slip
- > or PPP connections where usually only the headers are compressed.
-
- Hardware compression helps, no doubt, for anyone reading mail of any
- kind (including here) on-line. But my ISP has their DTE set to 57600.
- So, 115200bps or 230Kbps DTE support by any particular modem is
- absolutely meaningless for the 3000+ subscribers to this particular
- ISP. A 57600 DTE is not atypical of ISPs in the U.S. For that
- matter, 38400 is probably not uncommon, either. Another respondent
- had asked "Why pay more?" for features/capabilities that are of little
- use. This is a case where I agree with him.
-
- >Apparently mine aren't.
-
- Rejoice in your ability to get 33.6Kbps connects, because it
- definitely isn't the norm here in the U.S. Some people are lucky
- enough to see them, but not anyone I know.
-
- > For what it's worth, I get 33k6 connections routinely with two
- > Couriers.
-
- I have a Courier, too. Never have seen a 33.6K connection. Only a
- very small handful of 31.2K connections, and then, only to exchanges
- serviced by my own Dial Central Office. Connections to other parts of
- the city, or long distance..forget it. I feel lucky to get 28.8Kbps
- because I see many complaints from other local callers who can't even
- do that. I guess the Dutch phone company gives you a bit more
- bandwidth on your phone lines than we're allowed here.
-
- > Who uses BBS's in the nineties anyway?
-
- All the people who get fed up with the sluggishness of the Internet :)
-
-
- Regards,
- --
- Jim Bennett
- Tucson AZ
-