[ale] PBX

[Stephen R. Wylie]

On Thu, 12 Dec 1996, *.* wrote:

> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 15:54:34 GMT
> From: "*.*" <pvk at primenet.com>
> To: ale at cc.gatech.edu
> Subject: Re: [ale] PBX
> 
> 
> >The PBX (phone line) is the culprit. What make the situation worse is that the
> >phone company can do whatever they want to the line so long as it is voice
> >quality. The only guaranteed line is the "data line" from the phone company
> >(read that as $$$$). I've heard of phone companies out west (of the
> >mississippi) who place companders (COMpress/exPANDER) in their lines. And
> >these magical electronic boxes play havoc with modems. Voice sounds great, but
> >unusable with modems.
> 
> I live in a little town in Arizona, and have a 40 mile long residential
> line to Tucson. I'm using a USR Sportster 28.8, and am almost always
> connected at 21.6 or 24K, with little or no noise.

what type of device are you using to measure line noise? just curious.

> 
> Peter
> 


srw
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