On Mon, 9 Mar 1998, Matt Nelson wrote:
> > I've found the people at AT&T pretty helpful. They don't officially
> > support Linux, but they have clear and concise directions on their web
> > site. I also like the quality of their service.
>
> agreed. i, too, am with AT&T. although their web page has good linux
> configuration instructions, and i can connect easily from my various RHL
> boxes (4.2 and 5.0), and never get busy signals, i have NEVER connected
> above 26.4 with my 28.8 modems. and i get 21.6's and 14.4's quite
> frequently. it aint just linux, either; at work we use 'em with both
................
> in/around my home and work are ok, and it's an AT&T problem.
> i've brought this up with them, and they have never been responsive to my
> complaints (repeat after me: "it's probably bad phone lines...").
>
> i'm almost ready to dump them. 14.4 sucks. (boy, to think i used to use
> 300 baud (and even 110 for a short while)...)
>
> do other people have better luck?
Well, to add my two cents to this disscussion... In Longview, TX
with AT&T I usually get 26400, now and then 24000 and 28800, with a USR
Sportster(sp?) 28.8kpbs modem. With the same modem in Boulder, CO, I get
26400 now and then, and 28800 on a regular basis. With a 3COM 33.6kpbs
PCMCIA modem I get 38400 everywhere! I think it has something to do with
phone line quality (maybe from the telephone company switch to the AT&T
modems, and not from the calling point to the switch?), and type of modem
being used. Just some data point, hope they help you out.
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