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From: coleman@cs.ucla.edu (Michael Coleman)
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Subject: Re: Data Lines vs. Voice Lines
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Date: 25 Sep 90 06:38:20 GMT
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stox@balr.com (Ken Stox) writes:

>	4) Modems don't pause, they will use every available packet
>for that data path. In other words, a modem conversation will not
>allow any other packets through.

This may be kind of a dumb solution, but why can't the phone company detect
dead modem carrier and compress it the way they do with silence.  I realize
that modem silence isn't as simple as people silence, but there must be some
way to do this.  How about it?