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echo: aust_modem
to: Con Aidonidis
from: John Piper
date: 1996-07-25 00:22:36
subject: Fallback limits

On Friday July 19 1996, Con Aidonidis wrote to Russell Brooks ...

 CA> i got my modem in may, the option of getting a 33.6k modem was only $30,
 CA> u know why i don't have a 33.6k? because i didn't want one and know that i
 CA> would hardly ever get 33.6k connection speed, its a hard fact of life that
 CA> no one can always get good conection speeds without fibre optics or by
 CA> luck

Bollocks! Your hard facts of life are far from the truth. I am certainly
able to achieve 33k6 connections to other systems running V.34+ modems.
While it's not a 100% hit rate, it is definitely possible.

John (japp{at}mpx.com.au)

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