Re: 56K modems (was Re: Free news feed coming soon)

[nugundam@netcom.com (Joseph Lee)]

Geoff Weiss (geoff@seeker.hermesnet.net) wrote:
: I'm still skeptical that the product will actually work as claimed (from
: the ISP point of view).  Recent tests show that the 56k modem is only
: 20% faster than a 28.8 modem.

As compared to the 33.6 modems?  Mostly it's a limit of the cabling between
you and your net connection.  If it's all modern digital optical cabling,
it's fine, but any copper and things get hairy.

I do remember hearing that you can achieve higher than 56k port speeds with
the turboASB thing so a 56k modem can actually do something more than 56k
on an Apple II (if you have a super serial card).
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