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- Path: rahul.net!a2i!shakala!yesanext!seawolf
- From: seawolf@yesanext.sbay.org (Sameer Manek:SysOp)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR Sportster 14.4 modems won't connect at 19200...EVER!
- Message-ID: <N50aLD3w165w@yesanext.sbay.org>
- Date: Sun, 24 Mar 96 12:15:34 PST
- References: <4inad9$sv6@gemsw3s1.med.ge.com>
- Organization: The Big Brother BBS of San Jose CA-I'm watching YOU!!!
-
- Dave Lyle <lyled@mr.med.ge.com> writes:
-
- > sinclair@megalinx.net (Philip Sinclair) wrote:
- >
- > >I have not been able to get any of 14.4 Sportster modems to connect at
- > >19200 regardless of how I configure the modem. Anyone had similar
- > >troubles or have any ideas on this?
- > >
- >
- > Why would you expect a 14400 bps modem to connect at 19200 bps??
- > After all, it -is- a 14400 bps modem. If you want to go faster
- > you will need a modem that is designed to go faster.
- >
- > Dave
- >
- >
- >
-
- A while back someone (other then USR) was selling a chip
- that converted a 14.4 into a dual 16.8 and a second chip
- that convered USRs 14.4s into 28.8
-
- I don't know if he was selling snake oil or if it actually
- worked, then again the 28.8s are sufficently cheap its not
- worth the effort.
-
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- Sameer Manek e-mail: SeaWolf@yesanext.sbay.org
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