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to: BILL REYNA
from: LAZ GOTTLI
date: 1997-03-16 10:05:00
subject: Help

Hello Bill!
Wednesday March 12 1997 11:20, Bill Reyna wrote to Henri Straforelli:
 >> I need some help with my modem.  I just got one of
 >> those cheap USRobotics Sportster WinModem.  The box
 >> says it's a 22.8, but the guy at the shop said it's
 >> actually a 33.6 inside.  I loaded up and got going no
 >> problem, but when I look at the connect speed it is
 >> 24000/ARQ/V34/LAPM.
 BR>  [-+--+--+--^^^^ you said the above ^^^^-+--+--+---]
 BR> The plain fact is your modem is "capable" of 33.6 but only is the
 BR> telco world is running prefectly or rather ideally. You will contiue
 BR> to get those speeds and maybe better, but for the most part your
 BR> modems will be robust, in trying to maintain a hi-speed connection. As
 BR> for the modem selection, you can play around and see what delievers
 BR> better results but I don't think you'll see much better. -_-_-Bill
Not to forget if he is calling a system with only a 2880 that is the best he 
may see. I find a lot of callers only connect at 2400 to my systems.
Laz
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