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Re: Dial-up Modem Speed of 56 Mbps? - Can't believe anyone took this seriously...

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From: thanatoid
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:02
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"Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in
news:mVkXh.121595$DE1.37097@pd7urf2no: 

> 
> "thanatoid" <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:Xns991C97AB1B12thanexit@66.250.146.158...
>> Radium <glucegen1@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:1177378238.361891.73650@y5g2000hsa.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> Hi:
>>>
>>> Is it possible to obtain a 56 Mbps connection using 1,000
>>> dial-modems with a 1,000 different telephone ports and
>>> numbers?
>>>
>>> Each line gives a max of 56 Kbps, so if 1,000 are used,
>>> could this give a max of 56 Mbps?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Radium
>>>
>>
>> Can't believe anyone took this question seriously. Even
>> *I* can tell the guy is a fucking troll.
> 
> And what's worse, someone giving a reasonable response to a
> stupid question, or someone who just likes to bitch?

VERY good question. AFAIAC, there are about 4 billion too many 
people in the world as it is.

<SNIP>


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Subject: Re: Dial-up Modem Speed of 56 Mbps? - Can't believe anyone took this seriously...
From: thanatoid <waiting@the.exit.invalid>
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