Peter, at 13:02 on Jan 06 1997, you wrote to Hamish Moffatt ...

HM>> Really? My ISP is a good friend of mine. I think he dreads 
HM>> the idea; more new modems, fancier links from Telstra, etc. 
HM>> It isn't going to be cheap at the ISP's end. And even worse, 
HM>> once you have more modem bandwidth available, you need more 
HM>> outgoing bandwidth to keep the users' pipe full. I cannot 
HM>> see ISPs jumping on such a modem anyway.

PC> Thats a good point, I can't see to many ISP's increasing 
PC> their bandwidth just to keep a heap of 56k modem owners 
PC> happy. You may have a 56k connect but only dragging 1.5->2.0 
PC> k sec would make the whole exercise seem like a waste of 
PC> time, guess all those 56k modem owners will sit up all night 
PC> waiting for a time when no one else is using the bandwidth 
PC> just to see the k's come rolling in to justify their 
PC> purchase. :-) 

Of course, some won't have to purchase.  They will simply load up a new flash ROM...

David
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