Yeah... and besides that ... if your local telco has lifted your load coils then you have a much better chance! ----------

From: Enzo Michelangeli <enzo@ima.com> To: Asgaard <asgaard@Cor.sos.sll.se> Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com Subject: Re: 56 kbps modems Date: Friday, September 13, 1996 10:24 AM

On Fri, 13 Sep 1996, Asgaard wrote:

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U.S. Robotics and Rockwell International are planning new modems with speeds up to 56 kbps a second, almost double the speed of the fastest rate now available. The new devices should be available by the end of the year, although their top speed initially may be less than 56 kbps. (Wall Street Journal 12 Sep 96 B11)

People who seemed to know used to say that 'the Shannon limit' set an absolute upper limit around 40 kbps. Has Shannon been proven wrong, or what?

Well, it all depends on the signal-to-noise ratio. Also, if the noise is not white gaussian the situation can be even better.

Enzo