On Mon 29 Jul at 07:48 Russell Brooks (3:640/305.55) wrote to Bill Grimsley:

BG>> You are of course quite right.  For some obscure 
BG>> reason, I had -11dBm imprinted in my brain.  Time for a 
BG>> reboot, perhaps...

IS>> I think I need a CPU upgrade, myself ..

 RB> I would suggest Ian, overclocking himself, but there is 
 RB> proof that this leads to electron migration.

 RB> Having an Austel limit of -10dBm or -11dBm means nothing (it 
 RB> is just a figure pulled out of a hat, because some 
 RB> penpusher needs a figure), if Telstra's equipment 
 RB> (linecards & such) and our modems, are not optimized 
 RB> (matched, tuned) to peak performance.

 RB>  My beef is with Telstra apathy, not seeing a job through.

True, can *your* local Telstra technician train your line-card's hybrid, or
doesn't he even know what it means to train the hybrid of a line card?

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