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- From: wpoupore@mail.inforamp.net (Bill Poupore)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Avoid USR Sportster 33.6 [ was: Sportster and Courier]
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 09:36:08 -0400
- Organization: Ubiquitous Systems
- Message-ID: <wpoupore-1804960936080001@ts47-16.tor.istar.ca>
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- In article <3174456c.977781@news.insync.net>, bubba@insync.net wrote:
- >
- >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?
-
- I think I've got the modem reset and working properly now. Too bad it
- didn't work that way when I got it back. No problem with my V.32 on this
- line and I don't know anyone else who has a V.34 modem -bunch of Luddites!
-
- The major problem now seems to be connecting to GVC v.34 modems.
- Unfortunately 3 of the four places I connect to on a daily basis use this
- modem. One of my ISPs uses this modem (my account expires soon:-). They
- claim the problem is all USR because there are no complaints about the GVC
- in this forum. Of course GVC is a Canadian brand and far fewer people use
- them and no major magazine has ever published a comparison to indicate how
- they actually compare. They are based on the Rockwell chipset, and
- apparently GVC has little if any of their own engineering expertise to
- work out any bugs that may be in the Rockwell chipset. Perhaps that says
- all.
- >
- >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.
-
- My one non-GVC daily connection happens to be to an ISP with hundreds of
- USP Total Control modems (rack mounted Couriers) with the 33.6 upgrades.
- So I guess its worth it!
-
- Thanks for the info
-
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- Bill Poupore
-
- Ubiquitous Systems
- Toronto, Ontario
-
- wpoupore@inforamp.net
-