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echo: hs_modems
to: BOB JUGE
from: DAVID WEI
date: 1997-11-27 08:50:00
subject: Re: High Speed

 -=> Quoting Bob Juge to Dave Raymond <=-
 BJ> The key issue is, *when* does it become "necessary"?  When your cable
 BJ> modem download speeds decline to 35Kbps from 900Kbps?  What does the
 BJ> cable modem company consider to be minimum acceptable average user
 BJ> speed before they bring more bandwidth online?
 Well, a lot of angry phone call serves as a reminder and a pretty
 good indicator...:)
 DR> 2) Look at the limited bandwith in the phone lines.  How can it get
 DR>    any worse? :)
 BJ> At least with a switched analog phone connection, you "own" (and do
 BJ> not share) the theoretical 64Kbps bandwidth of the line.
 However, how long do you have to wait until the cable become as slow as
 the phone? In the mean time, I'll get ADSL... :) for CND$65 a month
 inculding the ADSL modem... :)
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