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- From: Ermax@ixc.net (Ermax)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR Sportster 36.6kps?
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 02:50:02 GMT
- Organization: Southeast Network Services, Inc.
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- On 17 Feb 1996 11:59:20 GMT, joycelo@unixg.ubc.ca (** J. Lo **) wrote:
-
- >Greetings to all,
- >I recently purchased an external sportster 28.8 that has a sticker on the
- >box "Now with 36.6 kps data" Does this mean the modem is capable of doing
- >36.6kps or does it need the upgrade chip?
- >
- >Also, i downloaded the new .inf file from USR and it caused a nightmare
- >for me in win95 as when win95 tries to build a database for my driver
- >when detecting the modem, a couple of illegal operation dialog boxes keep
- >popping up and hanging my win95.
- >
- >Do i need that .inf file or do i need something else to have win95 detect
- >it? If i just keep the selection as sportser 28.8 would i get the 36.6kps
- >performance?
- >
- >Thanks in advance
- >
-
- The new modems that have the 33.6k sticker, are full 33.6k, no new
- chip is needed. And the inf file isn't really needed. You can edit
- the registry manually to add the result codes for 33.6k.
-
- Ermax
-