v.90 modems and connecting at a higher speed( alt.2600)

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sw1n...@aol.communists (SwingHeil) writes:
> Odds are he's got the settings for his modem set as "connect at this
> speed only".
>
> Although it may say he's connected at 115,200kb/s, he's not.
> I guarantee you.

yeah, I think many people don't realize there are two speeds
involved:

1) speed between your computer and your modem (115,200kbs)
2) speed between your modem and the other modem (56k, say)

And let's not even go into the baud vs. bps thing... :)

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