In a message to Charles Yendle  Geoff Green wrote:



> Charles Yendle was explaining to Geoff Green in a message:

>

>  CY> Actually this came up becuase I said a Friend of Mine had a 14400

>  CY> Baud modem that Telstra told him they would not do anything to get

>  CY> it working on the Phone line as they only gaurentee the lines to

>  CY> 2400 baud.

>

>  CY> It was assumed DTE, Not DCE.

>

> GET THIS THROUGH YOUR THICK HEAD. Your friend DOES NOT have a 14400

> baud modem and modern Modems DO NOT transmit at DTE over phone lines.

> As DTE is only the rate between your modem and your comm port and has

> nothing to do with phone lines.



Get this through your thick head. I am Talking about DTE Thruput. How many
¨Bloody time must I say that before it sinks in. I am NOT Talking about
Phone ¨lines. I am NOT Talking about DCE Speed.



My Friend has a 14400 Baud (DTE Thruput) Modem



Why the Hell can't you accept that DCE is NOT the ONLY way to describe Data
¨Transfer.



Try this one for size.



When you Communication Program REPORTS 'Transfer Rate'   Like  3300 CPS



Is that DTE or DCE Thruput ?



The FACT is that in communication Data Transfer Speeds DTE speed is ALWAYS
¨reported by the transfering software.



Charles 

 

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