I am using dial-up for Internet connection. I almost always connect at 46666 or 45333 bps. No complaints, everything works fine - thank God!

? is, I'm told by several people, including a telephone technician, that phone lines coming into my home will only handle a "true" connection rate of 19200.

Is this so? Then, if it is, how does my ISP justify "announcing" my connection as 45333 or 46666?

Thanks,
Wildcard