Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!dali.cs.montana.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!jarthur!uunet!motcid!benyukhi From: benyukhi@motcid.UUCP (Ed Benyukhis) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: Inexpensive 9600 baud modems Keywords: 9600, V.32, V.42, bis Message-ID: <5435@navy19.UUCP> Date: 21 Nov 90 16:10:02 GMT References: <25184@aurs01.UUCP> <11481@j.cc.purdue.edu> <29872@boulder.Colorado.EDU> Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL Lines: 18 In article <29872@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, stasica@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Creeping Death) writes: > What's wrong with 9600 on a standard phone line? I run an HST Dual Standard > at 14.4k and have never had problems with phone lines. In fact, I have heard > that a couple companies have got 57.4k modems to work on a phone line (well, > maybe a fiber optic line...but many phone lines are nowdays). 57 Kbps on the voice grade line that is band limited to 3.4 Khz is contrary to both Shannon and Nyquist rules. Ed Benyukhis