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- From: sacke@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jeff Hanna)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: DO NOT BUY A GVP PHONE PAK VFX!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Sep11.182432.20204@gn.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Date: 11 Sep 92 18:24:32 GMT
- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.comm
- Subject: DO NOT BUY A GVP PHONE PAK VFX!!!!!!!
- Distribution: world
- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
-
- I took delivery of a Phone Pak VFX yesterday. Plugged it in, installed the
- software, and hooked up the phone lines. I then activated the software and
- attempted to dial in from the local phone. THE MACHINE CRASHED!!! 10-15
- more attempts at this, from the local phone, and having a friend call in,
- all yielded the same results. Sometimes part of the outgoing message would
- play, sometimes not. But it never was able to record a message. Since it
- was late, and the GVP service line was closed, I decided to try some other
- stuff. I followed the manual and attempted to record an outgoing message--
- THE MACHINE CRASHED!!!!!! When I rebooted, DH0: was not validated. So, I
- had to spend some quality time with my machine and get that fixed.
-
- I then attempted to send a fax. Nothing fancy, just 1 line of text that read
- "This is a test". I selected the fax number, picked the fax file, and told it
- to go. The machine dialed the number, and the fax machine connected. The
- machine started to send the fax (JOY-Something worked I thought)
-
- THE MACHINE CRASHED AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
- I called GVP customer support and talked to them today. Seems that the board
- was never tested with a PP&S 68040 card!!!! It works with a GVP 040, but
- the technician "thought" that it was probably a conflict with the PP&S board.
-
- Unfortunately I can't try it without the 040 board, because I only have
- 1meg of CHIP ram on the motherboard and Phone Pak needs 2 megs of ram
- minimum to work.
-
- So I told the guy that I would put the card in my 6 meg 3000 and try it out.
-
- "Uhh, your 3000 has to have 16 bit ram in it for Phone Pak to work--due to
- a flaw in the Ramsey chip." ^^^^^^ He replied.
-
-
- 16 BIT RAM?????? in a 3000? How many people out there have 2 megs of 16 bit
- ram in a 3000?
-
-
- I aske if I could talk to an engineer.
-
- "All of the people that deal with the Phone Pak are in Pasadena at the moment."
-
-
- AAAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
-
-
- So, unless you have a GVP 040 in your 2000, or an 030/020/000 equiped 2000, I
- would stay away from this product.
-
-
- Jeff Hanna
- Studio J Video Productions
- PO Box 3086
- West Lafayette IN 47906
-
- (317) 743-2983
-
- InterNet: sacke@gn.ecn.purdue.edu
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