On Aug 04 05:09, 1997, Ettore Casagrande of 1:246/109 wrote:
RC>> You can't "host" a K56 Flex connection without digital lines.
EC> I beg to differ.  A friend of mine (Windsorites may know him as Rafiki) 
was 
EC> recently acquired a 56K Flex Motorola.  I have uploaded to him with my 
EC> 14400 at 5840 CPS many times.  My 14400 was hit by lightning and fried 
the 
EC> Flow Control
You may "beg to differ" all you like.  K56 Flex comes in two versions, client 
and server (host).  The client (what your friend has) connects to a normal 
POTS analogue line and can receive at up to 56K - when connected to a K56 
Flex server.  The K56 Flex server _must_ connect to the telco with a digital 
connection, and can _download_ at up to 56 K.
You might consider how it is possible for your 14.4 kbps modem to upload at a 
faster speed than 14.4, no matter what is on the other end of the line.
The answer, of course, is data compression.  The rest of the answer is the 
fact that your comm program can't calculate upload speeds with any accuracy 
because of the effects of the buffer in the modem, and that's why you see 
excessively high upload speeds.
 
Rick
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