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In best.general Steve Urbach <theducks@greenduck.com> wrote:
: dgoldman@best.com wrote:

:>In best.general Karl Mueller <karl@best.net> wrote:
:>: Other than being on a Nortel DMS-100 switch instead of 5E (the only
:>: 5E in the bay area with PacBell), the setup on the Best side is the same.
:>
:>I believe that the Pac Bell central office on El Camino & Jefferson in
:>Redwood City is also a #5ESS. Pac Bell used to have a #1ESS in RWC until
:>the early 90's when the 5E was installed.
:>
:>--
:>David Goldman
:>
: You guys are making me cry.. 
: Out here in Barron Park (PA), the normal connection is 31200 with an
: ocasional 33600 to Best MV pop (and other places) with a Hays Accura
: 56K+Fax.
: Since there is no noise (bad wires??) on the line, I have no "valid"
: complaint with PACBELL.

	There are a number of factors that will affect a connection rate;
the distance you are from your central office for one. If you are more
than 3 miles from it, then you're most likely out of luck, plain and
simple. Line quality between your location and the POP is another big
factor, and there's nothing any ISP can do about that. Also, if you have a
splitter on your line, you're killing any possible 33.6+ connection right
there. Just because they SAY they're 56k modems, doesn't mean you're going
to get that. Just look at all the reviews and information about them.
There's never been a guaranty they were going to work perfectly in every
phone network environment.
	

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