"Jim Hackett" wrote in message
link.net...
Sheesh! I live in the heart of Silicon Valley and the best I can get is a
28800 connection!!!!!

You must live in one of those apartment complexes with the 'digitally
expanded' telephone system.. basically, they take one live pair, and split
it into two lines digitally.. sort of a high tech party line.. my last place
outside Portland had one of those installed at the house so we could have
two phone lines without having to put in extra pairs. Best those can do is
28,800 because of the digital splitting..