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Re: Confirmation: 0345, 0645, 0845 data calls on 121.

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From: David Wood
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00
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In article <904291512snz@microvest.demon.co.uk>, Anthony R. Gold
<tgold@microvest.demon.co.uk> writes
>I see that Demon and Orange offer an end-to-end digital service 
>whereas calling say Demon from One2one will add a further D/A and A/D 
>into the link. I would have guessed that at only 9600bps those added 
>conversions would not have been a material handicap or bottleneck.  
>But maybe user experience says differently.

It doesn't really matter, apart from call set up time. I have a Nokia
9000i on Vodafone, and calling the 0845 numbers poses no problem.

Maybe, if there's enough demand, Demon might open an 0845 number
supporting V.110 at 9600 bps, giving users of cellular networks other
than Orange the same facilities.



David
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david@wood2.demon.co.uk
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From: David Wood <david@wood2.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Confirmation: 0345, 0645, 0845 data calls on 121.
Date: 1998/08/28
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