Xref: utzoo news.newusers.questions:2804 comp.dcom.modems:6742 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!decwrl!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!spacm1!m1comm01 From: m1comm01@spacm1.uucp (Bob Straschewski) Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions,comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: Modem Speed Message-ID: <1898.26f4eb72@spacm1.uucp> Date: 17 Sep 90 15:27:46 GMT References: <1664@gvgpvd.GVG.TEK.COM> <1990Aug30.023220.8554@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> <659@texas.dk> <1990Sep4.150259.12379@savant.uucp> <887@stsim.ocs.com> Organization: Security Pacific Automation Co., LA, CA Lines: 19 In article <887@stsim.ocs.com>, fsb@stsim.ocs.com (Steve Brailsford) writes: > I don't know if this is anything like what is being discussed, I just > picked up this group, but I am looking into getting a 9600 modem and > need some advice on what kind to get and what to look for. I seem to > see that the V.32 seems to be a general standard for that rate, is this > true? Should I bother with any of the other standards that might also > come with that? I also hear about a 19.2K modem called Trailblazer, > or is that some kind of protocol? I have seen some articles about how > you can get 19.2K from 9600 V.32bis modems. Do these modems require > leased lines, or is an ordinary phone line ok? Thanks for any help > you can give me here. > > Steve Brailsford >>> uunet!oscmd!stsim!fsb For dialup support from home for our rpogramming staff, we are using a bunch of MICROCOM 9624Cs. These babys do "fake" 9600, and work really well. Very tough too. Bob Ski..................