Fwd: Internet Connections

From: dbilesky (dbilesky(at)cln.etc.bc.ca)
Date: Tue Jul 27 1999 - 20:11:29 CDT


>I live in Vancouver and connect via cable.

I connect anywhere from 20 Kb/s to 600 Kb/s

The cost is $45.00 / mo

The phone line remains free and I get all the filtered TV cable stations
except the scrambled lot.

doug

>My 2c worth...I live in San Diego...I pay $8.46/month for unlimited internet
>use.....I have a 56k Winmodem from U.S. Robotics and usually connect at
>either 45,300 or 49,300. Should I consider myself lucky???
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Paul Heuer <paul.heuer(at)dsto.defence.gov.au>
>To: <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 3:54 PM
>Subject: RE: Photos
>
>
> > Jarrid says:
> > > Copper lines that go through much of the tel co's equipment have
> > > lousy bandwidth, and noise, which at best limit the phase coherancy in
> > > the modulation detection of the modem signal, which makes analog
> > > links above 56K impossible, and links above 33K very persnickety
> > > about line quality.
> >
> > Jeeeez Jarrid,
> > Whats all this jargon? I mean 'persnickety'? This is a car list.
> > How are we supposed to handle terms like that?
> > Paul.
> > S3, 14.4K, copper.
> >
> > (Mega :-) for the humour-challenged)
> >



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