Try to ftp or copy a file over the same link and note the time required vs
*SM.  I would not find 4KB/s an unreasonably slow rate for a phone
connection running at about 33Kbs. Remember that's kilobits over the modem
vs kilobytes in the transfer rate.

Regards,

Mike Dile
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
mikedile AT us.ibm DOT com