What has the 888# for getting that test???

--Patrick Black
On Tue, 21 Jul 1998 10:20:27 -0400 [log in to unmask] writes:
>I've seen the discussions on people having problems getting their new
>56k
>modems to work at the higher speeds. One of the points I did not see
>discussed is the distance from an analog line (your telephone line) to
>a
>digital switch/circuit. In order to get 56K speeds (really 53K by a
>FCC
>rule) the modem must be within 4 miles of a digital switch/circuit in
>order
>to get the benefits of the higher speed. 56K modems rely on a digital
>circuit. The line has to be:
>Modem --> analog circuit -->digital circuit -->ISP. I got this
>information
>from US Robotics. They have a line testing program that will test the
>line
>to see if it meets the qualifications in distance between the modem
>and a
>digital circuit.
>Hope this helps,
>Jim O'Brien
>

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