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   On 8/19/2025 8:25 AM, Nyssa wrote:   
   > Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   >   
   >> InterLinked   wrote:   
   >>> I've gotten is 36000 a handful of times, and usually I get   
   >>> 31.2 or 33.6 - very difficult to get a V.90 connection   
   >>> anymore. They seem to have done some kind of concentration   
   >>> where they've cheaped out on their phone lines, doesn't   
   >>> seem to be real T1s anymore.   
   >>   
   >> Try Panix.  I think their pop network is all gone at this   
   >> point but they   
   >> have dialup lines in NYC and they keep them maintained.   
   >> With the cost of long distance today there's little need   
   >> for local POPs. --scott   
   >   
   > The best price I can get for long distance service is   
   > 2.5 cents/min. using a dial-around service. So, yes,   
   > local POPs are still important unless you only spend   
   > a few minutes online.   
      
   That's honestly not that bad for a dial-around provider... usually they   
   charge through the roof these days! Especially if it's quality. Mind   
   sharing which carrier that is?   
      
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