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- From: nikey@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Jonathan Ninedek)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: V.Fc vs. V.34
- Date: 15 Jan 1996 15:10:10 GMT
- Organization: Monash University General Access Unix
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- Chris Pickett (cpicket@ns.net) wrote:
- : V.Fast is pretty much illegal outside North America due to excessive RF
- : generated by this modulation. I doubt you're doing much international
- : calling, so I'm sure this is a non-issue.
-
- V.Fast is illegal. That's good, real good. Where'd you pull that one from?
-
- : V.34 is an ITU standard, which means EVERYBODY around the world accepts
- : it. V.34 is NOT compatible with v.34, and everybody is moving away from
-
- V.34 is not compatible with v.34.... a word of advice: if you don't know
- shit about a topic, try not to post shit about it.
-
- : v.34. That alone is a good reason. For example, you dial v.34 into a
- : v.Fast, you get 14.4(v.32bis): highest common denominator. V.Fast is a
-
- Semi accurate. A V.FC-only modem will only connect at 14.4k to a V.34-only
- modem. Most V.34 modems are Rockwell based, though, so include V.FC and
- will connect at 28.8k.
-
- : Rockwell protocal, which pretty much says "avoid me as you know it will
- : never get ITU acceptance".
-
- : If that's not enough for you, v.34 is a much more robust protocal, quieter
-
- Quieter? What the hell does that mean!?
-
- : and more dynamic. I know v.Fast allows some train-up should the line
- : degrade and then improve. v.34 will adjust up and down much quicker. While
- : this may be an insignificant amount of time to the average user, do you
- : really want to pay for time wasted during re-training with v.Fast?
-
- : If you need or want more technical, don't respond directly to this
- : address(although it will get you a direct response anyways), respond to my
- : business account: chris@lanets.com, as I give priority to e-mail sent to
- : this account.
-
- My advice is don't write to this guy at all. There are plenty of people
- on this ng (well, everyone) who know more than him.
-