[mythtv-users] which dial-up modem?

[Sasha Z]

That phone line power law sounds strange - why does the FCC get to
regulate how much power gets put on a POTS line. It's not getting
radiated (at least, not much). How does the courier know how much
power to put out? I have one. :)

On 10/21/05, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> Steve Adeff wrote:
>
> >I have a USRobotics Courier 56K external modem that I believe is in my parents
> >garage. It's prbly the best analog phone line modem ever made. I used to
> >routinely transfer at rates far above 56K even when people were saying it was
> >impossible to even connect at 56K (as did a few of my friends who also had
> >this modem), and this is using the correct bit/byte/Kb math conversions.
> >
> >
> And compression.  Note that--at least in the US and Canada--it is
> impossible to connect at > 53k, even when using a 56k modem.  The
> problem is not the modem but the fact that transmitting at speeds
> greater the 53k requires more power than the FCC (and whomever makes
> these rules for Canada) allows on phone lines.
>
> Mike
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