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- From: aharris@maf.mobile.al.us
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Cardinal MVP288XF
- Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 18:57:56 GMT
- Organization: The Gulf Coast Internet Company
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- bsmith@cybercomm.net (Bonnie Smith) wrote:
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- >I recently got a Cardinal 28.8 External V.34/V.FC modem. Just about
- >all of my connections are at 26.4 and my ftp transfer rates are approx
- >23k bps/sec. Should I be satisfied with these numbers? I'm using
- >Windows 95 Dial up Adapter with a local ISP (slip connection). I d/l
- >the most recent firmware but didn't see any difference. The
- >connections have been reliable and I've never lost my connection, but
- >I'm still looking for a 28.8 connection. When I added "AT&F" to extra
- >settings in Win95, my connection showed ll5,200. But this doesn't
- >mean I connected at 28.8, does it? Please excuse my basic questions.
- >I'm really new at this. Thanks in advance for any help.
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- Which version of the firmware (FLASH-ROM) are you running? It is most
- likely 1.20. There is an upgrade, 1.40, which I've upgraded to and I
- get 28.8 connects almost every call.
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- I would check that firmware and see if you need to upgrade it.
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- Enjoy!
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