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In article <4ahmuo$sr2@access4.digex.net>, moobox@access4.digex.net (Moo's
Access Point) wrote:

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> 
> People seem to have this very bizarre notion that:
> 
>         A) Bell Atlantic can be told what to do
> 
>         B) There is significant competition for BA dial-tone
>            services in the areas we serve.
> 
> B is conditionally true; there is competition for dial-tone and other 
> services, via MFS and other carriers, but I doubt MFS or Teleport is
> going to unconditionally promise to deliver 28.8K analog dial up because
> if a call crosses from BA to MFS or Telport and there's a SLC in the 
> middle... <slice>

That's the rub.  Even if Digex can get the bandwidth to support 28.8k
delivered to their door, it won't do some of us any good.  In my case, no
matter what Digex does I'm just not going to get 28.8 to Greenbelt.  I
have more than three miles of analog copper between me and the first
switch, and that switch is, guess what, a SLC.  I'm happy if I get 24K.

The V.34 protocol is designed to exploit a line with characteristics that
exceed tariff specs.   You will only get full throughput if the path
between you and the other modem is significantly better than what the
phone company is required to provide.  

-erich

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