"Matthew C. Grab" wrote:
>
> I'm not an expert, but I don't believe you can answer in v.90. 56k is
> acheived because you are connecting to an isp. your modem converts
> analog phone lines to digital. The isp is digital, so there's no
> conversion back to analog. However, when your v.90 modem answers, it's
> analog, so if someone is calling from an analog line, there's 2 digital
> to analog conversions - which rules out v.90. Unless of course you're
> connected to a digital line - isdn, T1, etc.
>
> Bottom line - 56k only works when connecting to someone like an isp who
> has a digital line.
>
> Of course, if you have a digital line, and you're just trying to get it
> to answer in v.90, sorry.
If you have a digital line you can't use a v.90 device on it -- you'd be
on ISDN or DSL.
-Stephen-
