Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 13:35:37 -0800 (PST) From: Tom <tom@sdf.com> To: Randy Berndt <rberndt@nething.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What is a good modem? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980127133121.630A-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980127132320.008543b0@nething.com>
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On Tue, 27 Jan 1998, Randy Berndt wrote: > Good morning, Tom. > > Remember, he is talking about buying a >> new << modem. > > At 09:53 AM 1/27/98 -0800, Tom wrote: > >Sportsters are not flashable, only Couriers. > > Wrong. Older sportsters (from several years ago) are not flashable. Newer > ones are. I don't know about that. I can still get the old style modems from every retailer I checked, though I've never bought a modem retail... Unlesss you are talking about the Winmodem... > >It is hoped that most Couriers will be flashable to ITU. That might be a > problem. > > Older couriers (way older) may have problems. Newer ones are all flashable. > > >K56Flex modems are capable of auto-leveling to reach a max of 56k, but X2 > >modems put out too high levels so are limited to 53k. This seems to be > >limitation of the DSP on some of the Couriers and USR TC modems. USR > >designed X2 to support as many USR modems as possible. I don't know if > >the ITU will be as forgiving. > > Can't comment on the 56 vs 53 part. My personal opinion is that it won't > matter, since you will probably never get above 45-48 with real-world phone > lines. Employee that works here gets 52K with his Motorola Modemsurfer 56k. > > Sure is. Basically all K56Flex modems are flashable. > > Not necessarily, depends on chip implementation. Zoom, Hayes, Supra/Diamond, and Motorola 56k modems are all flashable. > Remember, USR and Lucent have jumped on the ITU spec. Rockwell is nowhere > to be seen. X2 vs flex argument becomes meaningless when the official spec > is out. Huh? Rockwell and Lucent have merged their 56k development (not quite, Rockwell simply ditched K56Plus for V.Flex2). Rockwell still makes their own chipsets, but they are speced to the Lucent standard. > Basic Advice For Buyers: READ THE BOX! Make sure the modem is flashable, > and the manufacturer guarantees a FREE upgrade to the spec when available. > > I agree with one of the other posters. You can have my Courier when you pry > it from my cold, dead fingers. Sportsters, on the other hand ..... (pardon > the pun). > > Randy Berndt <rberndt@nething.com> > ---------------------------------- > AOS/VS, Win95, FreeBSD, WinNT, DOS, Win311: > I'm caught in a twisty little maze of operating systems, all different. > >
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