Ascend Archive
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: (ASCEND)56K
Was that 76 kilometers back to the C.O. I would guess that the customers
modem is lying to him. If he's getting a true 50K connection at this
distance you should figure out how and quick. Finding out he is overcoming
the laws of physics could prove quite profitable. Maybe even a Nobel prize
for Science.
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: Leon McCalla <ascend@caribbeanlink.com>
To: Gary Stern <cairns@cairns.net.au>; ascend-users
<ascend-users@max.bungi.com>
Date: Monday, December 01, 1997 12:34 AM
Subject: Re: (ASCEND)56K
>In that case, The Phone company has either installed repeaters or you are
>using extremely low resistance shielded cable. I was refering to "standard"
>wires.
>
>Leon
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>>Either way, the deciding factor is the length and quality of the last
>18,000
>>>feet of copper. if the CO is on your block you will get 53,333. if you
>live
>>>18 miles from the nearest telephone pole and the phone company has to
>>>multiplex calls down your dirt road to give you a second line, you will
>>>scrape by to be able to even get 33.6k
>>>
>>>Leon McCalla
>>>
>>
>>maybe with your x2, but here in oz, i've noticed, that distance isn't
>>so critical.
>>
>>I have a regular user getting 50k with flex his copper run, which is
>>42km of aerial cable to his property boundary, then another 32k
>>underground to his local crossbar exchange then 140km to the main axe
>>exchange for the area.... so explain that eh :-)
>>
>>
>
>++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++
>To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com
>To get FAQ'd: <http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq>
>
++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++
To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com
To get FAQ'd: <http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq>