Modem Negotiated Speed

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Gert Doering writes:
> Russell King wrote:
> > I'm sorry, but I don't really see the purpose of logging the speed at all.
> > Yes, I agree that there should be some way of calculating the server loads
> > vs modem speeds, but the negociated speed is not representitive of the
> > speed throughout the whole call.
> 
> It's, for example, a good hint at "bad modem lines" -- if you get faster
> averages on three lines than on the fourth, it smells of problems with
> that line / that modem.

My personal experiance with "bad modem lines" does not reveal that this is
always the case.  So far all of the "bad modem lines" suffer from noise that
gets worse the longer that they are used.

> > Generally, if you have a really good line, you'll get about 56k through it.
> You do? Never seen more than maybe 48000.

I did say a really good line, not your average phone line.  Change it from
"you'll" to "you may" then. ;)
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