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- From: dhaire@gate.net (doug haire)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Supra modems upgradable??
- Date: 31 Jan 1996 04:32:07 -0500
- Organization: CyberGate, Inc.
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- Scott Olson (scottdo@winternet.com) wrote:
- : John Zuppe (john.zuppe@channel1.com) wrote:
- : > D>Hi!
- : > D> I just purchased a SupraFAXModem 288 and was wondering if i can upgrade
- : > D>it to 33.6 via Flashrom. I get reliable connect rates at 26.4 all the
- : >
- : > Nope. It's not upgradable.
- :
- : More precisely, it's not user-upgradable. When Supra is sure that
- : the 33.6 stuff is stable, there'll be an upgrade policy, but it will
- : involve either exchanging your modem for a new one or sending the current
- : one in for an upgrade.
- : Also, if you're reliably getting 26.4, it's probably not worth it at
- : this point: if the line can't handle 28.8, it's not likely to handle 33.6.
- :
-
- Except that my Supra gets 26400 connects where my Courier gets 28800 (or
- higher), gets 21600 (and stays there) where my Courier gets 24000 (and
- goes immediately up to 26400). All on the same phone lines and all
- consistent as night follows day.
-
- If Supra would like to improve things, I am all for it.
-
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