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Re: Dial-up Modem Speed of 56 Mbps?

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From: Strings
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:16
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<paulmd@efn.org> wrote in message 
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> On Apr 23, 6:30 pm, Radium <gluceg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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
>
> No. For several  reasons.
>
> 1 megabit =1024 kilobits (not 1000)

modems use compression e.g. v.44.  two modems with Multilink should burst to 
300 kbps on certain material. 
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