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- From: jwhite1@rain.org
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: What good is 33.6?
- Date: Sat, 27 Jan 96 18:25:15 GMT
- Organization: RAIN Public Access Internet (805) 967-RAIN
- Message-ID: <4ee595$qee@news.rain.org>
- References: <4e69os$8bq@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com> <4e9q4e$5l0@wave.rio.com> <4edisb$ocr@news.calweb.com>
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- In article <4edisb$ocr@news.calweb.com>,
- John Ingianni <iggy@calweb.com> wrote:
- >I purchased my USR Sportster with the new v34+ 33.6 and I haven't seen
- >any difference then at 28.8. I still hookup only at 26.4 and transfers
- >may be around 20,000.
- >I've been told I need to hookup with a USR with the same. I did with a
- >USR Courier and still no major diofferences.
- >
- >Let me know what you have found.tfbit@rio.com (Todd Bitikofer) wrote:
- >
- >
- >>>Have purchased USR 28.8/33.6. Works well on data and fax. But, what is
- >>>the benefit of 33.6 when ISP's and on-line services are at 28.8 max??
- >>>Werner in NJ Werner@ix.netcom.com
- >>
- >
- Your test results are typical. I don't know of any one that has connected and
- maintained 31-33 connections with the Sportster. Maybe there is a bad bug in
- the code and thats why USR is not mailing out the ROM people ordered a couple
- of months ago. Looks like the Beta testers blew it again!
-