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- From: JNavas@NavasGrp.com (John Navas)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Problem: USR Spoerster Faxing With ProComm+
- Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 01:14:46 GMT
- Organization: The Navas Group of Dublin, CA, USA
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- [Posted to comp.dcom.modems]
- Rick Whiting <rwhiting@winternet.com> wrote:
-
- >I "upgraded" my USR Sportster (internal) 28.8K data/fax modem to 33.6K
- >capability. Apparantly the new chip prevents sending faxes with ProComm+.
- >It works fine, however, for receiving faxes and send/receive data. On the
- >other hand, it will send fax with the fax software supplied with the
- >modem.
- >
- >A call to USR revealed no known problem sending fax. Many, I repeat MANY,
- >hours with three levels of support techs at Datastorm (ProComm) did not
- >yield a "fix." Reinstalling the old chip fixed the problem.
- >
- >So, think twice before going to the Sportster with the new V.34
- >extentions (to 33.6K). It may be deleterious to your send fax health!
-
- I'd say think twice before using Procomm Plus for faxing -- I know it to be
- a shakey and buggy implementation.
-
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- Best regards,
- John mailto:JNavas@NavasGrp.com http://web.aimnet.com/~jnavas/
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