*** Quoting Rick Collins to Neil Marcus dated 03-18-97 ***
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> nm> 1) With someone whom you know also has a 56K modem are you
> nm> getting a lot of 56k connects? and 
> 
> That will depend very much on the telephone system.  Also, you can't
> call just anyone with a 56K modem.  You have to call a location that
> has a digital connection to the telco and is running a 56K host
> modem.
> 
So far so good .
*** Quoting Rick Collins to Neil Marcus dated 03-18-97 ***
> You should be aware that 56K is unlike the other protocols: the
> modems come in two versions, user and host.  Host modems must be
> connected digitally to the telephone system, and that means an ISDN
> 
And here we go again.
x2 client connection is SAME as we have always had and doesn't change one 
it.
It is our old analog connection or POTS line that we have always had and it 
is what is nice about this.  WE, as x2 clients, do NOT need to change a thing 
other than to get an x2 client modem.  
NO DIGITAL connection to the telco is required for an x2 client.
 Right?
That "most" up there is simply something else .
ALL x2 severs require a digital telco connection.
ALL x2 clients use the same analog connection we've 
always had.  That's what is supposed to be so nice about x2.
The client gets FAST downloads etc on data from the server
without having to do more than buy a new modem.
Yes? 
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