Level 3 said it would provide Prodigy with dial-up modem Internet...
Level 3 said it would provide Prodigy with dial-up modem Internet access service. Agreement follows Level 3’s buying rights to offer service to former customers of NaviPath, which suspended dial-up operations week ago. With addition of Prodigy, Level 3…
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provides service to 9 largest dial-up Internet service providers (ISPs) in U.S. Company said it had signed or was pursuing deals with other NaviPath ISP customers. Level 3 platform will allow Prodigy to support pending ITU v.92 modem standard intended to replace v.90, or 56 kbps modem, now used by dial-up ISPs. NaviPath had been one of few ISPs to begin tests of v.92 modems. New modems use updated chipset to improve dial-up services, which proponents say will slow migration of dial-up customers to broadband DSL or cable modems. Improvements include: (1) Quicker connections of 18-20 sec., compared with current 30-35 sec. with v.90. (2) Faster uploads from revised data compression to 48 kbps from 33.6 kbps. (3) Modem-on-hold function allows users to put data connection on pause while answering incoming phone call.