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From: j_prigot@wrglex.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Telebit T2500 - are they a good deal?
Message-ID: <30.270a1e15@wrglex.uucp>
Date: 3 Oct 90 21:21:25 GMT
References: <4100@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US>
Organization: W.R. Grace & Co., Lexington, MA
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In article <4100@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US>, met@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US (Marc E. Tarpenning) writes:
> I am thinking of buying a Telebit T2500 modem and am a little concerned
> about the number of posted problems with this modem.  Should I buy one?

I think that most of the problems stem from the number of ways they can be
configured. (There is a problem with some register settings and callback
security in Release 6, but that is a minor nit.) We use them for just about
every form of communication (async for terminals/PCs, sync for CPUs/MUXs) and
are quite satisfied. They have been upgraded once within the warranty period
for free, and tech support is as good as is advertised.

> 
> Also, I noticed that it does not support V.42 or V.42bis.  What exactly is 
> this format used for?
> 

It does with the Release 6 firmware. V.42 is the LAP-M alternative to MNP/4.
V.42bis is a compression algorithm based on V.42.

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Jonathan M. Prigot	j_prigot@wrglex or ...!drilex!wrglex!j_prigot