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echo: aust_modem
to: Bill Grimsley
from: Hamish Moffatt
date: 1997-03-17 18:43:00
subject: Australian USR Courier x2 upgrades

Hello Bill!

Thursday March 13 1997 06:36, Bill Grimsley wrote to Hamish Moffatt:

 HM>> I heard the other day that K56Flex is far superior (and
 HM>> faster) anyway.

 > How so, when BOTH x2 and K56Flex are restricted to a maximum link rate of
 > 53kbps in the United States?

I heard that indeed x2 was limited to 53k in the USA due to excessive
transmit levels required, but that K56Flex was not having this problem.

 >   Speed                  46666/24000
 >   Speed                  48000/24000

So much for 56k.

 > Incidentally, is K56Flex actually available to the general public yet?

Unknown. I think there's likely to be a significant lead time before this is
actually being used in Australia to any great extent, anyway.


Regards,
Hamish

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