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- Path: sparky!uunet!uunet.ca!xenitec!zswamp!geoff
- From: geoff@zswamp.UUCP (Geoffrey Welsh)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Hayes Ultra 96
- Keywords: X25 PAD
- Message-ID: <D72mqB1w165w@zswamp.UUCP>
- Date: Sat, 05 Sep 92 13:23:48 EDT
- References: <1992Aug29.005545.7468@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Organization: Izot's Swamp
- Lines: 31
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- atau@ccrma.Stanford.edu (Atau Tanaka) writes:
-
- > I understand that the Hayes Ultra 96 is the only unit on the market that has
- > X25 PAD,
-
- All Hayes V-Series modems (Ultra or otherwise) include an X.25 PAD. (I
- *may* be wrong, as once upon a time I believe you had to choose support for
- X.25 or LAP-B, but not both).
-
- "PAD" = Packet Assembler/Disassembler. If you dial in to a X.25 port with
- your Hayes modem, the modem will packetize and depacketize your data for you.
- This is extremely useful to some people... but completely useless to most.
-
- > By using thi
- > feature, a friend told me that I can save a lot of money when I dial up from
- > France, since one normally must rent a Transpac connection from the govt.
-
- X.25 is relatively cheap for mass data transfer, but its charging scheme
- (on a 'per kilopacket' basis) makes it an expensive option for interactive
- use, and a very expensive one for IP use. How much money you'd save would
- depend on your expected usage... you might be best off to invest in a PEP (or
- even V.32bis) modem and dial direct long distance!
-
- Do you *need* direct X.25 connectivity? Is it available in your area, and
- how much does it cost? Where is/are your connection(s)? What are long
- distance rates like between these points, at times you'd typically be calling?
-
- Geoffrey Welsh, 7 Strath Humber Court, Islington, Ontario, M9A 4C8 Canada
- geoff@zswamp.uucp, [xenitec.on.ca|m2xenix.psg.com]!zswamp!geoff (416)258-8467
- Coincidentally, most people who fight for "fairness" would be
- significantly better off under the system they call "fair"...
-