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From:Neil Bothwick
Date:11 Jun 2001 at 16:55:51
Subject:Re: Connection time

Kresimir Rogic said,

> On 10-Jun-01, Steve Hargreaves wrote:

>> When I was using a 33k modem ('til last week) I used to connect from
>> starting Miami in about 20 seconds. With the 56k modem it takes about 35
>> seconds.

> Um. easy. Handshaking (basically the modems saying hello to one another etc)
> with 56k modems takes longer than 33.6 modems, 28.8 modems etc (dependent
> on Phoneline quality ofcourse)

And 33.6K modems take longer to handshake than 28.8K ones. There are
many more potential speeds to connect at on the 56K modem, and it never
connects at the fastest possible, so you'll always get a period where
the two ends of the line are trying gradually reducing speeds. The worse
the line the longer it takes.

I'd forgotten how bad it is to wait for a modem to connect until I had
my ISDN disconnected. I've come to the conclusion that the reason modems
make those awful screeching noises is to stop you falling asleep while
waiting for it to connect ;-)

Cheers

Neil



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