Hi Randall,

 AM> Yeah, I thought I'd get replies saying that. It sounds like
 AM> bull to me too, but when both ends report it, I believe it. I

 RL> I don't!!

Well, whether you believe it or not doesn't worry me, I trust my eyes and I
trust my watch.
Perhaps the compression routine got confused, and the flow control was going
psycho. It was going about 3500cps most of the time, then it would belt out
about 20K really fast in short bursts every 30 seconds.
 
 AM> also timed it using my watch, at 3300cps it'll do 1000000 bytes
 AM> in 4:58, it was below 4 minutes when it reached 1,000,000 bytes,
 AM> and I trust my watch. Telix also reported the same thing. The
 AM> file was 1.6MB.

 RL> It's impossible, Alex. It's that simple.
 
A 33.6K modem can pump 4000 cps, and 56.6K modems work on standard lines
(I think), it's the terminal that slows the transfer down. Perhaps the terminal
I go through is one of the new ones, my lines could be very good. Besides, I
think that for the 33.6K modems they just use the same chipset as in the 28.8
and modify the BIOS.

 AM>> end it reported 4290 cps average. What do you think? This
 AM>> modem is a Netcomm Roadster V34, and the highest CPS rate I ever
 AM>> got before was 3390 cps in the same situation as above.
 RL>> ^^^^^
 
 AM> Why did you highlight the before bit? I changed nothing, and
 AM> it was definitely a ZIP file. Why don't you try the BBS? It's
 AM> called Stargate and it's in Melbourne, don't have the number on
 AM> hand but it's in the VIC BBS listing.

 RL> What for? The 4290cps is pure nonsense.
 
Got 3500 cps on my last upload. These files are definitely ZIP files because
I compressed them myself with the -EX switch.

 RL>> Even that is good for a Roadster. The 4290 is not even
 RL>> remotely possible giving your example above.

Well, I uploads about 10% faster than it downloads usually.

 AM> Hey, 3390 is good for any modem. In a magazine I read, the

 RL> Magazine articles rarely generate "real time" operations in their
 RL> tests. In the field the Roadster is an average performer.

So how fast does your modem go? Whether it's 8 BIT or not, it'll still go
the maximum symbol rate allowed on a standard phone line, and it has done so.

Regards,
Alex
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