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- From: sp@questor.org (Steve Pershing)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Difference between ZyXEL U-1496E and U-1496E+
- Message-ID: <eg2TVB5w165w@questor.org>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 08:39:25 PST
- References: <sTBNVB5w165w@zswamp.UUCP>
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- geoff@zswamp.UUCP (Geoffrey Welsh) writes:
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- |> scottd@cs.hw.ac.uk (Scott Dunn) writes:
- |>
- |> > Could someone please explain the difference between the ZyXEL U-1496E
- |> > and the U-1496E+?
- |>
- |> The latter will be upgradable to ZyXEL-specific 19200 bps, while the forme
- |> will only do 16800 with another ZyXEL. In either case, you won't go faster
- |> than 14400 bps with another V.32bis modem anyway... I didn't hold out for the
- |> 'Plus' model.
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- The Plus models will also do "CELP" voice compression for voice-mail... a far
- more conservative method when it comes to disk space.
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- In addition, the PLUS models have a faster micro-processor (16 mhz - 68000),
- and have on-board RAM to take care of weak/marginal circuits so that retrains
- are not a frequent.
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