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28.8k Modem 3 6 min 28 min 57 min 114 min
56k Modem 6 3 min 14 min 29 min 57 min
ISDN 7 2 min 12 min 24 min 48 min
T1 150 7 sec 34 sec 68 sec 136 sec

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