Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!batcomputer!caen!sdd.hp.com!mips!pacbell.com!att!princeton!newross!samadams!tr From: tr@samadams.princeton.edu (Tom Reingold) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: Modems vs NJ Bell Keywords: modem, LEC, bad lines Message-ID: Date: 21 Jun 91 22:08:20 GMT References: <1991Jun6.170851.28784@cbnewsj.att.com> Sender: news@newross.Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Distribution: usa Organization: Princeton University, Dept. of Computer Science Lines: 20 jwi@cbnewsj.att.com (Jim Winer @ AT&T, Middletown, NJ) writes that he has a lot of noise on his line for short distance modem calls. I had this problem too, in Edison, NJ. 2400 bps was moderately ok, but 9600 was intolerable. You should definitely have NJ Bell check this out. I understand that they are equipped to fix this. Someone I worked with told me that NJ Bell "conditioned" the line for him because they knew the lines in his town were bad. The lines in my town are apparently not bad. It was probably something in my building or apartment. I moved about 300 feet down the road into another building in the same apartment development. No noise at any speed! I understand that the phone company should be equipped to examine your wiring. -- Tom Reingold tr@samadams.princeton.edu OR ...!princeton!samadams!tr "Warning: Do not drive with Auto-Shade in place. Remove from windshield before starting ignition."