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Re: 56k termination



At 06:55 PM 2/10/00 -0700, John Gonzalez/netMDC admin wrote:
>Hate to jump on this thread late, but is 56k access really necessary? You
>are going to have a much higher installation cost, simply from equipment.

Yes, 56k is in fact a trick played on us all by the telcos to convince us
that the days of modems and phone lines is over.  I am currently cursed to
use a 56k connection and it hangs up on me whenever it darn well feels like it.

>Remember, 56k is very picky about phone line conditions, simply supporting
>it on your end in no way guarantees a 56k connection. Even under the best

Under the best of conditions you'll get 40-45k.  The highest rate I've ever
even *heard* of was 53k.


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