[plug] off topic: telstra exchange in Mandurah

[Ryan]

Not sure if Telstra is still running the Folds test:

http://www.terrigal.net.au/folds.htm

You need to use a fax or your modem in fax mode, I have used it before and 
it spat back some nice information.

Also, get/borrow an iiNet account, connect with it and go here: 
http://ragtime.iinet.net.au/bin/showmodem for lots of unsupported 
statistical goodness.

Ryan

At 10:30 PM 2/04/02 +0800, you wrote:
>Theres a number you can dial which will test your line. Telstra don't
>guarantee any speed, but they say you should be able to get about
>42kbps. Someone a bit more knowledgable maybe able to tell you the
>number.
>
>Adrian