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In article <4j7bdi$735@cletus.bright.net>, suhrig@bright.net (Steve Uhrig)
wrote:

>        All of the devices that I know of that GTE is presently
>using can be configured to allow you v.34 connections. You
>will probably run into one problem though. GTE will inform
>you that they only support 2400 baud on voice grade lines.
>This will give you 21.6k connects on your v.34. If you are
>not getting reliable 21.6 connects start complaining.

One flaw in this argument (Shh! don't tell the phone company :) ) - 

Yes, 21.6k connects CAN be achieved with 2400 baud with v.34 or v.FC,
however, this requires a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of around at least
35dB (don't know the exact number, but its gotta be that at least).  A
2400bps or 4800bps connection with v.34 is still at least 2400 baud - its
the lowest baud rate v.34 supports for ANY speed.  The normal 2400bps and
1200bps standards are less than 2400 baud, (and of course 300, etc), but
thats about it.  The lines here almost always get 3429 baud, if not 3200. 
A 28.8 connect is POSSIBLE with a 3200 baud connection if the SNR is more
than 37dB, but 28.8 connects are not as common as 26.4k because most lines
in the area don't have the SNR.  If the phone company guaranteed 3200
baud, they'd be right, we are getting it, and 28.8 is possible at 3200
baud, but we are not always getting that.  Sometimes people with really
crappy phone lines here get 21.6K or less, but even those are generally at
least 3200baud.