Re: HCF modems no go against Livingston was Re: (PM) Fast connects, slow ping times??

John Gonzalez/netMDC admin (ekool@ns1.netmdc.com)
Fri, 20 Nov 1998 22:22:49 -0700 (MST)

On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, Craig Baird wrote:
-| also has a SupraMAX, brought the ping issue to my attention that I started
-| wondering. Even pings to *my* server were taking around 200 ms. I've now
-| swapped the thing out for a Sportster that works great--pings my server in
-| the 20 ms range!

Uhm, that really isnt possible. A good modem is going to add 100ms to your
ping time, at LEAST. It's just the way it works.

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