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an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill) writes"
        Well first of all if you're getting a 14.4 connection between two
v.34 connections, the chances of you ever getting a 14.4 connection
between two v.32bis connections are next to nill since v.34 is so much
better at handling poor lines (I get 28.8/28.8 or 28.8/26.4 connects most
of teh time on what are fairly average lines for North America).  Also
v.34 is asymetrical, meaning you can have the protocol talking faster in
one direction then in the other direction, so you might end up with a
14.4/16.8 connections where as with v.32bis you'd only have a 14.4
connection (well actualy you'd rpobably have a 7200 or 9600 connection, if
any at all).  Basicaly v.34 is better then any other ITU-T protocol in
pretty much every way.  Of course a v.34 modem connecting to a v.32bis
modem will provide no advantage over a v.32bis modem connecting to another
v.32bis modem as modems must can only use the highest common protocol.