Article View: digex.general
Article #58Re: DIGEX Customer Newsletter
From: J.D. Falk
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:00
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:00
30 lines
2406 bytes
2406 bytes
In digex.general, digex.slip, balt.general, and dc.general, Russ Zaccari <zaccari@digex.net> wrote... > I'll ask the question since it still hasn't been answered. Why do I > get 28.8k to *EVERY* other 28.8 modem that I connect to? I dial > probably 15-20 different customers from work each day and if they have > a 28.8, I connect 99% or better of the time. > > People keep saying that AOL and CI$ are reliably providing 28.8. How > is that? Last I'd heard, the AOL and CI$ software don't show you the CONNECT string (with the actual speed) which your modem spits out when you connect to the service. Are you SURE you're getting true 28.8? -- ---------========== J.D. Falk <jdfalk@cybernothing.org> =========--------- | "The Ogre philosopher Gnerdel beleived the purpose of life | | was to live as high on the food chain as possible. | | She refused to eat vegetarians, and preferred to live entirely | | on creatures that preyed on sentient beings." | | -Magic: The Gathering "Grey Ogre" | ----========== http://www.cybernothing.org/jdfalk/home.html ==========---- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS/CM/MC d- s+:+ a-- C+++(++++)$ UBLS++++$ P+(++)>++++ L>+++ E-()>++ W++(+++)$ N+++>++$ o+ K+++ w O M-(+) V-- PS+@ PE@ Y+>$ PGP t+ 5 X+ R+++>+ tv+ b+++ DI+ D+ G+ e h- r-* y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<4asdu3$jvk@news.cais.com>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mailReferences:
<4a6a30$2n2@ss2.digex.net> <4afp2j$7sc@access1.digex.net> <4ahmuo$sr2@access4.digex.net> <30d09a36.536041865@news3.digex.net>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10a9ce,d1501dbbe4ab84f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a9ce,public X-Google-Thread: 15ff9f,d1501dbbe4ab84f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid15ff9f,public X-Google-Thread: 109e7a,d1501dbbe4ab84f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid109e7a,public X-Google-Thread: 101049,d1501dbbe4ab84f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid101049,public From: jdfalk@cais.cais.com (J.D. Falk) Subject: Re: DIGEX Customer Newsletter Date: 1995/12/15 Message-ID: <4asdu3$jvk@news.cais.com> X-Deja-AN: 121922019 x-disclaimer: I am speaking only for myself and Sammy, my goldfish, who died about fifteen years ago. Fnord. references: <4a6a30$2n2@ss2.digex.net> <4afp2j$7sc@access1.digex.net> <4ahmuo$sr2@access4.digex.net> <30d09a36.536041865@news3.digex.net> x-mas: Overhyped capitalist holiday. organization: cyberNOTHING reply-to: jdfalk@cybernothing.org newsgroups: digex.general,digex.slip,balt.general,dc.general