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- From: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Is 33.6 a USR standard?
- Date: 23 Mar 1996 23:20:45 GMT
- Organization: The National Capital FreeNet
- Sender: an171@freenet2.carleton.ca (Anthony Hill)
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- References: <3149e1b1.5033184@news2.new-york.net> <4j1h85$a3j@dewey.csun.edu>
- Reply-To: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
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- justin gombos (hbcsc096@csun.edu) writes:
- > There's a 33.6 modem called Maclink. Despite the name, its for PCs and
- > MACs.
-
- Any "MAC" modem will work on a PC, and likewise any external PC
- modem will work on a MAC (as long as you have the proper cable), or any
- other type of computer/terminal for that matter.
-
- > It goes for $130 at the only place I've seen selling it. Has anyone seen
- > the Maclink anywhere else?
- >
- > Also, I know nothing about these 33.6's. Could somone set me straight on
- > a couple things?
- >
- > 1) What identifies a modem as being 33.6? I've heard of several 28.8's
- > being able to achieve 33.6, which is very confusing. Why would a company
- > label their 33.6's as 28.8's?
-
- USR's the only one that I know of that did this. Reason being
- that it takes a long time to get all older model modems out of the
- distribution channels after new ones ship. USR didn't want people to
- completely avoid their 28.8s and only buy the 33.6s (leaving those older
- 28.8s on the shelves for months on end, not dirrectly a problem for USR,
- but it could piss off some distributers and retailers), so they labeled
- their 33.6s as 28.8s for the first little while.
-
- > 2) Is compatibility an issue, or can all 33.6 modems connect at 33.6 given
- > a perfect line?
-
- 33.6 is an extension to v.34. AT&T Paradyne came up with most of
- it, but the actual recommendation is being worked on by the ITU-T (the
- same group that did the orignal v.34 spec.) The technical aspects of this
- spec are pretty much finished, but there are some political battles to be
- fought, so the new features for v.34 haven't officially been added yet.
-
- > 3) USR's seem to be the most popular, but they're so much more expensive
- > than other 33.6's. Why would anyone want a USR?
-
- Actually, until just recently the USR Sportsters was the cheapest
- 33.6, with the USR Courier being the next cheapest. The other 33.6s (AT&T
- Comspheres, Penril Allience, and Zypcoms) were all more expansive. Now
- though, there are some cheaper alternatives. In any case, the saying,
- "you get what you pay for'" almost always holds true for modems.
-
- Anthony
-
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- Anthony Hill | an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA
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