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- From: bubba@insync.net (Bill Garfield)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Avoid USR Sportster 33.6 [ was: Sportster and Courier]
- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 01:19:40 GMT
- Organization: Associated Technical Consultants
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- wpoupore@mail.inforamp.net (Bill Poupore) wrote:
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-
- >
- >What are the latest dates for the ROM chip on the "old " Sportster v.34,
- >ie the one with the socketed ROM chip? The Canadian distributor says its
- >4/18/95, but I've seen some reports here of 8/29/95. Can others confirm
- >that the 8/29/95 date is correct for the old v.34 Sportster?
-
- >I just had my whole modem replaced and its working just as poorly. Won't
- >connect to other brands, drops the connection, etc. It can't even connect
- >cleanly with another USR modem on a consistent basis.
-
- The previous model V34 Sportster has been essentially "stable" since the
- 04-18-95 code (which was the workaround fix for the Spiral Death bug).
- The 08-29-95 code merely adds 33.6 modulation compatibility. Your
- problematic connectivity issues sound like they could be phone line
- related. Have you thought of trying a "different" modem?
-
- Is it worth the cost to upgrade? Yeah probably, but don't look for much
- in the way of a noticeable performance boost unless you're connecting to
- a similar 33.6-capable modem on the other end. No, you'll likely not
- achieve 33.6, but two modems equipped with the new firmware do seem to
- achieve one level greater connect speed than previously.... not always
- but often. Your results will of course vary.
-
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- 7-Year-Old Jessica Dubroff would be alive today
- if her parents had only learned to say, "No."
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