Hello Mike,
Greetings from Oklahoma where South Western Bell rules.
> I've heard that pac bell offers a conditioned line service (might be
> called assured quality).  Does anyone know how I can convince those
> fools at the phone company to give me a conditioned line?
During the USRobotics beta testing stage of v.fc > v.34 (not V.34+) I
had my line conditioned.  Line Conditioning in my case rendered the
higher frequencies of the line useless.  It turned a beta Courier
achieving regular 21.6k to 26.4k into a full time 14.4k modem.  I used
the Conditioned Line for almost a week for test purposes, reported
results to USR, and had the Conditioning removed.  Remember,... Your
mileage may vary.
As for convincing them to 'give' you a conditioned line...they aren't
free.  It costs $$ to have a conditioned line.  I simply called MaBell
here and ordered it.
fwiw, Later...
 Rick
  rgraham@ionet.net
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