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- From: crs0794@inforamp.net (Geoffrey Welsh)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Why 33600?
- Date: 18 Apr 1996 05:05:19 GMT
- Organization: InfoRamp Inc., Toronto, Ontario (416) 363-9100
- Message-ID: <4l4iif$968@sam.inforamp.net>
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- In article <4l18iv$ps0@hg.oro.net>, estarry@oro.net (Ed Starry) wrote:
- >OK, explain how to achieve 230,400 bps from an 'Enhanced V.42bis' 28.8 modem?
-
- On real world data, you can't. Hayes' 230,400 bps claim is as misleading as
- yours.
-
- >The public now wants to know how to attain 230,400 bps data throughput from
- >a 28.8 modem, after all they exist. Don't say it's impossible or you might
- >alienate a number of modem manufactures, including USR.
-
- The manufacturers (designers, etc.) know better, and I don't care how many
- ignorant, lying, greedy marketing people I alienate because I've been the
- techie who has had to explain to people why the expectations that they had
- after speaking to sales vermin aren't going to be met.
-
- >PS: While you're at it, would you tell everyone what a 'Serial Port
- >Interface capable of 128 Kbps' is? The 'External' BitSURFER Pro requires one
- >to achieve maximum performance and I want maximum performance. A few well
- >known brand and model names as an example will suffice!
-
- But a BitSURFR is an ISDN device... why would you want to pay for a 64 or 128
- kps device if you truly believe the crap you've been saying about the
- foolishness of selling higher speed modems?!?
-
- --
- Geoffrey Welsh, Developer, InSystems Technologies Inc.
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