*** Quoting Bill Reyna to Warren Zatwarniski dated 02-17-97 ***
> Alot has to do with your local telco lines and service area. I live in 
Well, Sasktel probably is among the best in the world as far as telco line 
quality goes. My ISP (which is also my phone company) is in a city over 100 
miles away from me. I can consistently get 31.2 connects with their system, 
100 miles away from me.
In the recent months I believe the phone company has put an internet server 
in the same city as me. I know a few people who work for the phone company, 
but I haven't talked to them in some time already. But lately, if I don't 
limit my connects to 31.2, I get 33.6's and the throughput is shot. 
I may be out in left field, but if the phone line can't support a 33.6 
connect, the modem shouldn't try doing it. That's the whole reason behind 
having a robust protocol as V34. It's suppose to maximize the throughput by 
adapting to line conditions. On a poor line the speed is suppose to drop to 
reduce retransmits. When the line clears up, it's suppose to determine if 
it's good enough to shift upwards. I think the modem is at fault, because it 
just seems to choke on 33.6 connections.
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