Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1991 06:12:00 GMT From: Peter da Silva Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: 56kbps Alternatives? Message-ID: Organization: A corner of our bedroom Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 272, Message 7 of 11 Lines: 15 intek01!mark@uunet.uu.net (Mark McWiggins) writes: > Presumably either of these is much cheaper than a leased line, but > what would one be giving up by changing from a leased line to Alternet > or PSInet? About 46 kilobaud. Dialup service over a V.32 modem at 9600 bps doesn't begin to keep up with a 56 kb leased line. If you're doing UUCP, you could get an extra 6-8000 bps with a Trailblazer, but if you're currently using a 56 kb line you're probably not doing UUCP. peter@taronga.uucp.ferranti.com