Date: Wed, 6 Nov 96 09:20:34 Pacific Standard Time From: "Sean J. Schluntz" <schluntz@pinpt.com> To: "Sean J. Schluntz" <schluntz@pinpt.com>, Veggy Vinny <richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.org, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Subject: Re: Ricochet modem by Metricom Message-ID: <Chameleon.847301026.List@journeyman.pinpt.com> References: <Pine.PTX.3.95.961105172256.4315u-100000@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
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> > > Hmmm, not according to what I understand. The modems are 100kBps > > > for the data xfer but their network goes out of a T1. > > > > Now this is only what I understand from what the tech over at Metrocom > > told me and the paperwork I got on it before I signed up but: <SNIP> > > Once again, this is just from the info a friend and I were able to get > > out of their techs when we called about speed problems. > From what they told me, both tech support and also the UC Berkeley > on campus demonstration, it's the modem has a raw data rate of 100kBps but > the modem does about 28.8k performance. Then each small group of > receivers connect to Metricom on a T1 then the Metricom connection to the > net via AlterNet/UUNet is what I don't know... I'm in Chinatown San > Francisco and I get about 36kBps throughput... Their techs aren't very > informative it seems about their service. Hmm, I think I'm going to look into it again. Thanks for the info, I think it's time to find the white paper on the project. *g* (36kbps? Man, maby I should move out there! *g*) -Sean ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean J. Schluntz <schluntz@pinpt.com> Manager, Support Services ph. 408.997.6900 x222 PinPoint Software Corporation fx. 408.323.2300 6155 Almaden Expressway, Suite 100 San Jose, CA. 95120 http://www.pinpt.com/ Local Time Sent: 11/06/96 09:20:35 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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