From: "Mercyful Fate" 

$ Gary Perkins mentioned . .
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> When I lived in Corpus Christi for a few months, they had a local BBS that
> was a freenet and offered free Internet services (no idea how long THAT
> lasted).  Guess they had really good phone lines down there, because I
> almost consistently managed 48k or better.  I remember logging on to watch
> a few shuttle launches, and I would redial a few times to catch better line
> if I didn't get the 48k to ensure good video... :)

yeah i remember one bbs in my area got conencts like that as well, but no
others would.. i can't remember if it was a dedicated loop or something
special.. but most other bbses i could never get above 28,8/336.. 

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