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Roland Stiner wrote in a message to Alan Rackmill:
AR>Where are you connecting to?
 RS> Local bbs running a USR 33.6 modem.
AR>You can only get the higher connect rates if you call an internet
  >provider that has the higher speed modems.
 RS> I should be able to get 33.6 at least with a bbs.  Yes, the
 RS> 56K needs an ISP to get that rate.  Calling the USR modem
 RS> test says my line supports X2.
AR>Calling a local BBS will not ge you the faster speeds even if you
  >both have the 56k modems.
 RS> See above!
AR>And most of the ISPs still have not upgraded to the 56 K modems 
AR>yet.
 RS> Well, at this point, I'm just looking for a 33.6 connect
 RS> with a LOCAL bbs.
Actually, it is not the connect rate that is most important, it is the 
throughput rate.
The modems have what is called "fall forward" capability.
That means the can step up the transfer rate higher than the original connect 
of the lines are ok.
That is, your connect can show 26.4, but if the actual throughput is 3240 
cps, you have "stepped up" or "fallen forward" to the higher rate.
I once had a connect that was at 14.4, but the actual transfer rate was 3100 
cps.
There was a burst of line noise as the connection was being made which caused 
the modems to connect at that low rate.
As the line cleaned itself, the speed of the transfer stepped up.
That is the normal operating characteristic of the higher speed modems. (v.34 
and up).
What you need is a program to monitor the actual throughput, disregarding the 
nominal connect rate.
This will let you know what you are actually running at.
I have a 56K modem also.
When I connect to my ISP, 99.9 percent of the time it connects at 31200.
But the data transfer rate is usually in the 3700 range, which is the area 
for a 33.6 connect.
Alan
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