RC>JE> Rick, after all, aren't the conditions in the last sentence the final
RC>JE> defining conditions controlling normal throughput for most of us? I
RC>JE> can't even get to my ISP with full X2 or v90 speeds - too many codecs
RC>JE> between me and the phone co main office.
RC>What you can do in your particular case (taken from a previous message) is 
t
RC>to your telco.  Chances are, you are connected through a "non-integrated 
SLC
RC>(Subscriber Line Concentrator).  Essentially, your anaologue signal is
RC>converted to digital by the SLC and sent to the telco.  If the SLC is
RC>"integrated", the digital signal is handled digitally throughout.  If not 
(a
RC>suspect in your case) then digital signal is converted to analogue within 
th
RC>CO, then back to digital again.  That's the end of 56K possibilities.
RC>The telco may be able to connect you instead through "pure copper" (no 
SLCs)
RC>through an integrated SLC.  The only way to find out is to call them and
RC>discuss the problem.
Thanks for the reply, Rick. I suspected as much, and nope, haven't been
able to get "pure copper". Just my rotten luck.
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