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- From: alexb@clark.net (Alex Batson)
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- Subject: Re: Why does USR charge a premium for their Sportster modems?
- Date: 9 Apr 1996 11:44:14 GMT
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- On 08 Apr 96 10:06:00, Richard Town wrote:
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- : GW> As far as I know, Rockwell has not yet released its 33.6 chipset into
- : GW> production. I do not know which, if any at all, Rockwell-based modems
- : GW> will be 33.6 upgradable. This is one advantage of the superior
- : GW> USR design.
- :
- : Only if you have the line to support 33k6. 31k2 is more realistic. If a
- : user (coz of lines) only gets 28k8 rarely then paying a premium for V34+
- : is a waste
-
- The bandwidth alloted to an ordinary analog phone line is about
- 2600Hz. I read that a full 28.8 connection requires about 3000Hz,
- and no less. I wouldn't pay a red cent for a 33.6 modem.. I'd
- still only get 24-26k on it..!
-
- Alex
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