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- From: John Hurst <jdhurst@io.org>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: GVC 14.4 Won't connect with Hayes
- Date: 20 Feb 1996 00:42:29 GMT
- Organization: Internex Online (io.org), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- itenson@icacomp.com (Rick Itenson) wrote:
- >I have an IBM Aptiva 530 with an internal GVC 14.4 fax/data modem. It
- >did not come with a modem manual and all I can get from IBM is that
- >the modem is "GVC F-1114HV/R1 or/R6; it supports Class 2 fax commands
- >and V.42 bis."
- >
- >My problem is that whenever it connects to a Hayes modem at my ISP it
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >either is very,very slow or else it will not connect at all to the
- >news server. When it connects to other brand name modems at the ISP it
- >works fine. The problem is only with Hayes modems.
- >
- >This is very frustrating as I have to hang up and try again whenever I
- >hit a Hayes modem. The ISP is pretty busy so you can see my problem. I
- >know nothing about modems ( as you can see ). Help anyone please?
- >Thanks.
- >
- >Rick Itenson itenson@icacomp.com
- >
- Most Hayes modems will not connect with anything else (the older ones
- especially). I don't know about newer Hayes models, but I stay away
- from Hayes. I have used the Aptiva GVC, external GVC's and USR's to
- connect to a variety of modems and they seem to work fine for me.
- .... John Hurst
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