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Re: Primenet and 28.8 Connections??

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From: James W. Burchell
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 1995 00:00
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In article <42cm9r$9v9@nnrp3.primenet.com> shauert@primenet.com (Scott A. Hauert) writes:
>From: shauert@primenet.com (Scott A. Hauert)
>Subject: Primenet and 28.8 Connections??
>Date: Sun, 03 Sep 95 16:52:55 GMT

>I'm doing an informal survey/query about what speed Primenet users are able to 
>get their PPP connections at.

>I'm using the same setup I had before I moved to Phoenix and I can't ever get 
>a 28.8 connection with Primenet.  Best I can do is 19.2.

>So, if you would be so kind as to tell me what speed you usually get your 
>connection at, and what kind of modem/protocol (e.g., Zoom 28.8/V.fc or 
>Supra 28.8/V.34) you are using, it would help me determine if it is my modem, 
>their modem, or just a shitty U.S. West line.

>Thanks.

>Scott Hauert

>Internet: shauert@primenet.com
>Compuserve: 76342,1400
>WWW: http://www.primenet.com/~shauert/


USR Sportster 28.8 v34 4/18/95 chip
I haven't missed a 28.8 connect in hundreds of dial-ups since I put the new 
chip in my vFC.  (No, really.  It's true!)  But, what good does it do me to 
speed up the onramp at 90mph if traffic on the freeway is stop & go (mostly 
stop) after I get on?

Jim
burchel@primenet.com
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From: burchel@primenet.com (James W. Burchell)
Subject: Re: Primenet and 28.8 Connections??
Date: 1995/09/05
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