Bill, at 08:46 on Jan 30 1996, you wrote to Rod Speed ...

BG>> Dave lives about 20 metres from one of Brisbane's most 
BG>> up-to-date exchanges, but essentially, anything less than a 
BG>> 33600/33600 connect is due to the bandwidth of the line not 
BG>> being up to scratch.

RS>> Nope, anything less than 33600/33600 is due to NORMAL phone 
RS>> line bandwidths and 33600/33600 is due to EXCEPTIONAL phone 
RS>> line bandwidths that you have no right whatever to demand 
RS>> your lines must achieve.

BG> Is it too much to ask that our lines function at a level 
BG> approaching that of their design limit?  Personally, I think 
BG> not.  It's 1996, not 1896.

One of the 'gents" in the m/cycle club is somebody of note in the
Brisbane ISDN section.  He reminded me at the weekend that Telstra
guarantee nothing over 2400 baud on the PSTN (when I was gloating about
33,600 connects).

David
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