John, at 20:21 on Nov 04 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> That's fairly irrelevant in these days of fibre optic 
BG> between most (if not all) major exchanges, where the digital 
BG> signal is regenerated evry 50-80km.  The real problem occurs 
BG> between the exchange and the subscriber, where distance 
BG> really does make a vast difference to usable bandwidth.

JP> Given that I'm not that far from my exchange (I estimate 700 
JP> metres), one would think that achieving 33600 connects would 
JP> be possible for me.

One would certainly think so.  Perhaps the problem is one that has
purportedly been solved with USR's latest US/Canada SDL, where the Courier
is now able to negotiate the 3429 symbol rate with many Rockwells, thereby
increasing the maximum link rate from 31200 to 33600 on those lines which
can support it.

Austel Courier owners should expect a similar update around 1998...  :(

Regards, Bill
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