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- From: dhaire@gate.net (doug haire)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR Courrier:Which upgrade?
- Date: 7 Feb 1996 12:05:15 -0500
- Organization: CyberGate, Inc.
- Message-ID: <4fam4b$13d4@seminole.gate.net>
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- Bill Garfield (bubba@insync.net) wrote:
- : On Wed, 7 Feb 1996 10:32:45 LCL, Turgut Kalfaoglu
- : <TURGUT@VM.EGE.EDU.TR> wrote:
- :
- : >I ordered two USR Courriers to use for leased-line operations. The dealer
- : >said that I would need to upgrade their BIOS's (?) to support leased line
- : >operations; not to mention being able to use its 33.6Kbps mode.
- :
- : Current (& prior) production Couriers are capable of leased-line
- : operations without need of any upgrade patches. Just be aware
- : that these are 2-wire lease-line capable, not 4-wire.
- :
- : Upgrade firmware patches are available from ftp.usr.com
- :
- : If you're "expecting" 33.6k bps performance, you could be in for
- : disappointment. Tho the modem is 33.6k "capable", that capability
- : relies on the phone lines being in absolutely pristine condition,
- : something you're unlikely to find.
-
- On a *leased* line, Bill? Gimme a break! I would expect a 33600 link
- there and bitch if I didn't get it. Leased lines ain't cheap!
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