Rod, at 10:22 on Jun 13 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> I'd positively KILL for lines like that!

RS> Well, I dunno if I would kill for one, but it sure would be nice.

Given a free choice of your intended victim though, I wonder...  :)

Little Johnny might just be needing his flak-jacket after all.  :)

RS> Surprisingly high transmit level for an Austel approved. Is it ?

Yeah, he quoted the approval number in Oz_Modems.  You're right though, the
Tx level is indeed comparatively high, but I doubt he's arguing the point.

RS> And you didnt say who he had called, presumably the bulldog.

Yep.  Dave's is actually a very useful board when it comes to requiring a
good base-line reference for 33k6bps connects.  Obviously they both have
incredibly immaculate lines, those stats being just as good as Russell's
from FNQ.

RS> Have you noticed any obvious correlation with stuff like newer
RS> housing subdivisions or say areas where blocks of flats have been
RS> built relatively recently ?  Presumably these are relatively new
RS> and not to long new cables between the exchange and the subs.

Hard to say for sure, as the only new subdivisions around here appear to be
using fairly normal pairs, although all the new stuff is underground
(unlike mine, which traditionally hangs from the light poles).  Presumably
you know that there are 2 commonly used varieties of copper pairs, 4lb and
6lb weight (that's imperial notation, BTW :)), with the lossier (and
cheaper) 4lb being the most prevalent.  Can't speak for Tom, but I believe
that he lives on Mt Glorious where there is basically only the one road,
with all subs well away from any form of electrical or pulse interference,
and I'm sure that makes quite a difference in his case.  The lucky bastard!
 :)

Regards, Bill
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