[H-GEN] Beware the JabberRIMy my friend (X2/K56Flex/V90)

[Sid Young]

At 09:15 8/05/98 +1000, you wrote:

>System-12 and RIMs are also made by different companies, and are a bugger to
>get to work properly.
>
>Hope there's no Telstra big nobs out there, as that was probably
>Commercial-in-Confidence.  If my house turns into a smoking ruin, you know
they
>probably tracked me down.

Your email isn't commercial in confidence as most ISP's know about RIM's
and Pair Gain Systems, most people don't believe Telstra only supports 9600
baud...




>
>James Lever wrote:
>
>> A very interesting post from Christopher Burke to uq.general
>>
>> cheers,
>> James
>>
>> ---
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>> Path: nargun.cc.uq.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au!not-for-mail
>> From: zzcburke at uq.net.au (Christopher Burke)
>> Newsgroups: bne.general
>> Subject: Beware  the JabberRIMy my friend (X2/K56Flex/V90)
>> Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 08:34:21 GMT
>> Organization: University of Queensland
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>> Well I have found out why I will never ever get better than V34 on my
>> phone - its called a RIM and is used in new estates (last 5 years).
>>
>> I thought to myself that being 2kms from a brand new System-12
>> exchange in a new suburb with new cables that I wouldn't have the
>> problem, but not the case.
>>
>> A RIM is an amazing 'corner cutting' device that means all our local
>> phone lines get digitised onto a fibre, then at the exchange all the
>> lines get converted back to analog and then into the exchange which
>> immediately digitises them again.
>>
>> So when you see the error on your X2 modem 'Multiple CODECS in
>> channel' thats what it means - only one D/A or A/D conversion allowed
>> between your modem and the ISP's system.
>>
>> Well I've got three, and whats worse if I dial up my other line in the
>> house the best I get is 19.2k - you guessed it - because there is now
>> 6 D/A or A/D lines.
>>
>> Apart from high speed modems, I will not be able to receive calling
>> number display either - and who knows what other advanced facilities.
>>
>> So lesson of the day - if you want advanced comms facilities don't
>> move into a new suburb.
>>
>> So if anyone else has this problem - e-mail me, maybe we will start up
>> a RIM support group.
>>
>> C.L.Burke
>>
>> --
>>
>> James
>>
>> :>
>> Computer Science/Music Student
>> The University of Queensland.
>> <e9322899 at student.uq.edu.au>
>>
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