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Seth Fehrs wrote:
> 
> Our department has some applications/databases that we want
> outside folks to access.  We've successfully run these apps by
> dialing into MindSpring and using PPP to login into our
> NT domain and access the SQL Server with trusted connections.
> 
> The only problem is that the throughput for a 28.8 modem isn't
> very good.  While we will certainly look into paring down the
> application, we are wondering if the US Robotics X2 modems work
> well in the Durham area.
> 
> Is anyone using X2 to connect to either Duke or MindSpring from
> Durham?  If so, how well does it work?
> 
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Seth,

There are a LOT of conversations going on regarding the X2 access to
Mindspring, particularly on one of the many mindspring newsgroups (i.e.
mindspring.users.x2). It seems that I and many (most?) other users have
not been getting connections higher than 33,333K via x2 for a couple of
months now. It's the same in several cities throughout the south.

The problem seems to be the switches recently integrated by Bellsouth
for local calls, such as 424/425-7500 for the Mindspring POP. They
dampen the rate, and the modem doesn't yet account for the dampening.
This is supported by the fact that when you dial long distance to an X2
pop, the connections are 50K plus. It's supposed to be fixed by the next
x2 flash upgrade.

Again, you can go to the mindspring.users.x2 newsgroup and pull up a
bunch of articles on the subject.

Hope this helps.

-Dale

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