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From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
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To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@ki.net>
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On Sun, 11 Feb 1996, Marc G. Fournier wrote:

> 	I'm just curious, but on a per day basis, how many Meg should
> I be able to expect to transfer through a 14.4 modem using PPP?  Considering
> a continuous flow, we figure that probably about 4Meg/hr or 96Meg/day...

I would say less, more 2 or 3 MB/hr.  

My 28.8 could do 6mb/hr on a good day (1mb every 10 mins).  I would take 
that in half and round down for an extra margin.

Summary:  your estimate is a little high.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major