🚀 go-pugleaf

Peter Ceresole <peter@cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <1enas2j.13eie2xqwoj6iN%shane@wonk.demon.co.uk>,
> shane@wonk.demon.co.uk (Shane Badham) wrote:
> 
> >I changed from the G5 ISDN line, to the G4, to the standard line...
> >
> >On the standard line, it flew!!!
> >
> >So it is definitely Demons capacity I am fighting. The standard line
> >must be lightly loaded. I got 7 pages of BBC News plus weather
> >downloaded in 5mins! I fought for 8mins on the G5 line and gave up after
> >only three pages.
> 
> I'm not sure what you say you have done; using the G4 line, are you still
> using ISDN, or are you using a modem? I don't know much about ISDN lines.
> 
> I've only ever used a standard line (Telewest usually, but also a BT line
> which is fractionally slower) with a V90 Courier, and rates are pretty
> good. But people I know who are using ISDN to Demon have never complained
> about the throughput, and are getting rather faster rates than my 56k,
> which is as it should be.
> 
> Do you think maybe it might be worth checking out your ISDN setup? Could
> you set up an account using ISDN with (maybe) Freeserve or Tesco, and see
> how the rates compare?

ISDN on Standard, G4 and G5 lines, but see my later post.

-- 
Regards,   Shane.
"A closed mouth gathers no feet!"