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In article <1dll4gm.wcu2gj1x1ep3xN@p10.nas2.is3.u-net.net>,
real-address-in-sig@flur.bltigibbet (Rebecca and Rowland) wrote:

>Stan The Man <chaps@netcomuk.co.ukX> wrote:
>
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>> I was also suspicious when I set up my neighbur's new (Rev B) iMac....
>> Couldn't connect to Netcom at better than 28.8. Then we brought his iMac
>> into my house to connect to my phone line and instantly/repeatedly got
>> 46.6. Turns out his line is DACS'd and that kills v90 stone dead. Since
>> noone is using the other half of his line, he asked BT to remove the DACS
>> -- but they are most reluctant to do so since they don't have any spare
>> capacity in our little hamlet.
>
>What's this DACS lark?

Someone else will have to provide the technical lowdown but it's a commonly
used BT device to split a single telephone line into two lower-bandwidth
lines to save them the cost of installing new poles to meet demand for new
lines. These are usually ok for voice but not for data.

Stan
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Stan The Man
+++Naked under this Macintosh+++
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