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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005, David Moberg wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>
>
> > I was getting 2.7K max download speeds from this setup.
> >
> > As instructed by Steven, I added in pppsetup
> >
> > 0 init1 ATW2  (it might be nice to have this as the default)
> >
> > and next time I connected I typed
> >
> > eznet log
> >
> > I was connected at 28800.  I repeated this experiment, same result.
> >
> > The 56K part of this modem seems to be dead.
>
> Does your ISP have support for the 56K part of the modem? In other
> words, you can't use an X2 modem with a V.90 ISP.

These are relatively recent Hayes Accura V90 modems.  The one that 
connects at 44000 looks identical to the one that connects at 28800.

> > The third modem (last possibility) connected at 44000 (and hung up
> > in 7 min) then again at 42000.  (We got these for $1 each, can't
> > complain).
>
> If you can get a good LTmodem, there are some drivers for BL3.
I would rather not get into linmodems.  I have several working hardware 
modems and this one works okay.  The disconnects are common to all our 
modems - probably from the ISP end.

> > This produced a zero-length buffered.mp3 file which mpg123
> > obediently tried to play for me.
>
> zero-length? Is wget working?
I can get other things with wget.  Normally I don't use the -O -.

> > Your suggestion with mkfifo buffer  and cat buffer|mpg123 - did the same.
> >
> > Have you actually tried these?
>
> Yes. I now realize that the fifo one will not buffer correctly.
> So it looks like the options are to download first and then use
> mpg123 or get a different player.

I can't download a radio station first.

I now have two 24K stations to play with and will try the wget....|mpg123 
- approach with a 44000 connection.


> David
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