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To: RoseCampion who wrote (3091)	11/9/1999 3:08:00 PM
From: w molloy	Read Replies (1) of 13582

Although they claimed 28.8KB speeds, I never got over about 19.2kb even though my (fixed) location allowed me to "see" about a dozen transceivers at close range. So if that's a typical experience, and if the Ricochet 2 claims of speed are similarly inflated compared to real-world experience... When your application makes a connection across Ricochet (or CDPD or GPRS or whatever), the application data is padded with control information. This adds significantly to the traffic sent across the air. A 28.8KB speed measured at the air interface (at the bottom of the software stack) could easily 'only' be 19.2KB at the top of the stack, where your application is located. All packet type data services will exhibit this. Marketeers will always show their service in the best possible light, hence the quote of air interface speeds. w.

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