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- From: ?@gramar.u-net.com (Phillips)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: RPI chip?
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 19:40:33 GMT
- Organization: U-NET limited
- Message-ID: <4gfs90$st6@nuntius.u-net.net>
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- Hi.
-
- A friendly chappie explained to me that my modem has an RPI chip which is not
- ideal for Internet (and other) connections and as a result was the cause of some
- connection problems I was having.
-
- To establish that I did have an RPI chip he (over the phone) guided me through a
- test. The test went as follows:
-
- Run Win3.11 Terminal, go into 'Settings' then 'Communications'. I then set up
- the appropriate baud rate, 7 data bits, even parity (this is a serious matter so
- no parity/party jokes please!! ;-)) and finally hardware flow control. The afore
- mentioned was OK'd and we went back to the terminal window. He now asked me to
- type some instructions and from this could determine if I had an RPI chip. The
- instructions and result went as followed...
-
- at
- OK
- at+h0
- OK
-
- He then went on to explain that I had an RPI chip in my modem and that if I ever
- decided to upgrade it would be better to get a modem without this chip. In fact
- he kindly recommended a US Robotics 28800 after I explained that I do soon
- intend moving up from my 14400.
-
- I would appreciate any comments on the feasibility of the above tests in showing
- that my modem doesn't have error correction, and would be a cause for a slow or
- difficult connection as a result of having an RPI chip. I have no problems with
- my U-NET connection and this wasn't a telephone conversation with any of their
- staff but one of Compuserves'. Looking at Netscape 2's figures my average access
- is about 800 bps (14400 baud modem) to U-NET, is this good or bad?
-
- Could anyone recommend a fairly priced 28800 modem too?
-
- Cheerio,
-
- Graham.
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -O~O- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Graham Phillips, Warrington, England. U graham@gramar.u-net.com
- Maria Phillips, Warrington, England. \_/ maria@gramar.u-net.com
- http://www.u-net.com/~gramar/
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