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- From: dhaire@gate.net (doug haire)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Sportster and "Death-spiral"
- Date: 2 Feb 1996 06:53:10 -0500
- Organization: CyberGate, Inc.
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- Gary Meyers (dbsgrm@arco.com) wrote:
- : I've been following this group for a few weeks now, and haven't seen
- : discussed what I've learned recently may be my problem. (Can I be,
- : like, any MORE obtuse?)
- :
- : USR Sportster v34 Mac&Fax, 28.8 modem--I've been connecting fine
- : to my workplace, which also uses USR products. But I've been
- : having problems with dropped carrier when I try to connect to
- : an ISP.
- :
- : Day before yesterday, one of my coworkers said "Oh, yeah, of
- : course, I heard of that. Death-spiral. The modem's got a bad
- : chip. When it gets noise, it throttles down the speed, but never
- : corrects back up. Get a new chip."
-
- The problem is that he answered "oranges" when you mentioned "apples".
- The carrier drop is not a symptom of the death-spiral syndrome.
-
- What is the date of your ROM (send an ati7 from terminal mode when not
- online, you'll find the answer there)? If it is older than 4/18/95, you
- can get an updated ROM chip. Call the USR BBS at 708-982-5092 and READ
- the Bulletins!
-
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