Hi Roland, 
On 17 Jan'98, at 10:40, in a message to Terry May, you wrote this 
about "Re: PHONE LINES": 
 RS> To: Terry May
 RS> Subject: Re: PHONE LINES
 RS> TM>If you're getting 31200 connects, you should be very satisfied, 
 RS>   >because some can't even get that, and even those who get 33600 
 RS>   >connects (such as myself) usually only 
 RS>   > get it in a relatively small 
 RS>   >minority of cases. 
 RS> Well, the fact remains that if you're not 
 RS> getting 33.6 connects there is 
 RS> a problem somewhere in the line.  I'm 
 RS> just curious to know where in the 
 RS> line the problem resides. 
That problem could exist anywhere between point "A" and point "B", and 
since line condtions can vary while online, your baud rate can drop. 
Check your baud rate with different phone numbers you call. Sometimes 
you CAN narrow it down. If you have a problem with EVERY call you make, 
regardless of it's location, then the probelm may be on your end, 
either in the line or modem. I once had the problem, and it didn't 
occur until I reached the higher baud rates. It appeared to happen 
every time I made a long distance call, and even on some local calls. 
It took three technicians from the phone company to find that the 
problem was the corroded terminals in the outside box that connected my 
line. He selected a vacant pair, and I haven't had a problem since. The 
first two techs that came in said that my inside connections were a 
problem, after I told them that I installed my own phones & lines, not 
the phone company. Once you have yor end squared away, it's not much 
else you can do. 
Ray Madison 
70661.2471@compuserve.com 
madisonr@auhs.edu 
U.S.A. 
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