Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!texbell!vector!holston!barton From: barton@holston.UUCP (Barton A. Fisk) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Telebit T1000 modem @ 9600 baud Summary: depends on the applicaton. Message-ID: <5732@holston.UUCP> Date: 10 Jul 90 16:29:33 GMT References: <1979@vela.acs.oakland.edu> Organization: Barton A. Fisk & Co. Lines: 17 In article <1979@vela.acs.oakland.edu>, bbesler@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Brent Besler) writes: > > 9600 baud modems are not standardized enough yet. 9600 bauds with MNP 5 and > v.32 compatable are the closest to a standard modem. I have heard stories > of v.32 modems of different brand not being able to communicate with > each other. The USR dual standard(HST and v.32) seems like the best invest- > ment, but they are pretty expensive. First of all the modems primary application must be considered. If the modem is going to be mainly used to call BBS's and download files then the USR may be the way to go. However, if you regularly use your modem with Xenix/Unix uucp for news and file transfer then the Telebits will run circles around the USR simply because the uucp support is built into the firmware of the Telebits. Now for the bad news: the T1000 is not a v.32 modem, nor can it be upgraded to one. The T1000 only achieves 9600 in PEP mode, which means you have to be talking to another modem that talks in PEP. Also, forget about MNP-5 at high speed, it's only supported in slow, non-PEP mode. Personally I like the T1000, but then I talk PEP.:-) -- uucp: holston!barton