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- Subject: Re: Anyone heard of the MaxLite 144/PC pocket modem?
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- From: yuan1@husc9.harvard.edu (Nina Yuan)
- Date: 26 Aug 92 13:58:16 GMT
- References: <1992Aug25.134953.23750@panix.com> <1992Aug25.214110.20431@cis.uab.edu>
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- hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt) writes:
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- >In article <1992Aug25.134953.23750@panix.com> nina@panix.com (Nina Yuan) writes:
- >If it mentions "14,400" as the speed, then it MUST be V.32bis. I wouldn't
- >be too concerned. One caveat: often, particularly at 9600bps and higher,
- >modems get pretty selective in what brands they will talk with. From
- >recent tests, ATT has the best 9600 modem in terms of connecting with
- >anybody with the Intel 9600ex second. Others often communicate well with
- >their "brothers" (same manufact.) but not so well with "strangers." If
- >you have a particularly site you want to call in mind, you should test
- >drive your new modem before buying it.
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- I was just a bit worried that "14,400" referred to effective transfer rate
- with error compression, or something, and that it wasn't "true" V.32bis.
- Anyway, yes, I'll make sure to test its connection with the modems here at
- school. Thanks for the advice.
-
- -nhy
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