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Re: 56 K Line Speed

To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 56 K Line Speed
From: Chuck Schaefer <crschaef@mc.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 17:07:45 -0600
There you go. Another virtual use for WD-40. Fix the modem. Must lubricate
all them electrons!

LOL
Chuck Schaefer

Charles Hill wrote:

> My limited experience leads me to believe that our phone lines  have a
> Lucas legacy.  Any time you have an electrical problem, the first thing
> to do is check all the connections.  When I first tried to go online
> with me 33.6K modem, I couldn't get anything to happen.  The computer
> checked out fine at the shop,  SW Bell said their lines checked out OK,
> so the problem was in the connection.  When I checked out the junction
> box outside my house, it was full of spider webs and the terminals were
> green with corrosion.  It obviously hadn't been touched since it was
> first installed.  I cleaned everything off and squirted WD 40 over
> everything and haven't had any problems since.  I consistently connect
> at 31.2 or 33.6 with a 33.6K modem.
>
> Charles Hill
> 46 @ 49 TCs


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