RB>> Yesterday I was talking to Telstra Customer service.



 RB>> This knowledgeable kid (to Telstra standards) proceeded to

 RB>> tell me that the area I live in is undulating and that slows down

 RB>> the the signals (causing a weaker signal and therefore a weaker

 RB>> connect)



 JC> [slaps forehead] Now THAT explains why you guys in QLD do so

 JC> well into Sydney - it's downhill all the way so you start out as

 JC> 28.8 and accelerate up to 33.6 by the time you get here due to the

 JC> effects of gravity. Calls going the opposite way would slow down

 JC> hence the reports of different bps rates for each direction.



 JC> If the theory holds then calls to Perth should do even better

 JC> since they would have the added bonus of acceleration due to the

 JC> earth's spin.



You've got me thinking now, When I ring America, I had best direct my

calls through Perth, India, Africa to get the best rates, rather than

Fiji, Hawaii, LA.





 JC> Treasure him - the kid is a veritable genius.



Hmm... you don't work for Telstra too ... do you



I suppose NEWTON just started out with a simple Apple, though



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