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USR X2 Modems . Do they Work??? Or just hype.

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John Navas

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Apr 21, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/21/97
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[POSTED TO comp.dcom.modems]
"Steve L. Haas" <slh...@pop.a001.sprintmail.com> wrote:

>[offensive remark deleted] NO YOU CAN't get 56k over standard phone
>lines! It IS possible, but NOT LEGAL.

Not true -- the FCC puts no limit on speed, only average power, and that
can be worked around.

>And if it were 95% of the
>servers coud NOT keep that up!

Nonsense -- just ask anyone with an ISDN or T1 connection.

p.s. Please STOP the massive cross-posting of this thread.

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Jim Cummings

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Apr 28, 1997, 3:00:00 AM4/28/97
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"frangel" <fra...@cryogen.com> wrote:

>Why in a hell you a fighting about x2?
> is 56kbit/s so fucking high speed?
>With ISDN you can get easily 128kbit connection.
>And it (ISDN) doesnt even cost a lot: 2 normal lines & modems would cost
>more.

Depends on where you live, Einstein.

Jim Cummings <remove NOSPAM from my address to EMAIL me>

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