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Re: FAX/Modem speeds

Subject: Re: FAX/Modem speeds
From: macdon@HERCULES.CS.UREGINA.CA (charles macdonald)
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 16:22:50 GMT
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In article <3gm4b1$kcq@nps.navy.mil>,
Mark A. Schooley <schooley@nps.navy.mil> wrote:
>
>I have a question that I am hoping someone will be able to enlighten me with an answer
>which makes sense.
>Why is it that several FAX/Modems have two different speeds (i.e. 9600 FAX and 2400
>Modem).
>I always thought that data traveled over the phone lines as ones and zeros.  If this
>is true, I can't think of why you would be able to FAX a letter faster than you could 
>send the same letter via email.
>Does anyone know the answer to this?
>			...Mark
>

  I have it in one word...hardware...I have a 28,800 modem, but the fax is 19200
Just the opposite I would say...

Charlie MacDonald

macdon@hercules.cs.uregina.ca

"just a hitchiker on the information superhighway"

References:
- FAX/Modem speeds
  - From: schooley@nps.navy.mil (Mark A. Schooley)

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