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From: bill@twg.bc.ca (Bill Irwin)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Any REAL advantage of Trailblazer V.32 over MultiTech V.32?
Message-ID: <298@twg.bc.ca>
Date: 30 Oct 90 05:43:57 GMT
Organization: The Westrheim Group, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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We  are  currently using a couple of the low end MultiTech (MT) 9600  bps
modems,  which can only talk to their own kind at 9600, and want to  step
up  our connection speed (especially with our news feed site).  MT have a
9600 V.32 model which I believe will talk to any V.32 modem.  My question
is  simply,  will this modem talk to the Trailblazers that seem to be  so
popular  with uucp sites at 9600, or does the TB use a proprietary method
of establishing the 9600 connection?

I  don't  really want to open up a religious war on modem  popularity  (I
know the TBs are very popular), but I would like to know if there are any
tangible  advantages  to going with a TB V.32 over the MT.  We have  sold
many  MTs  and used them for years, are familiar with their  codes,  like
their  reliability,  and would like to stay with them, unless  there  are
good reasons to switch.

I  have  heard  that  the  TBs are designed to  work  better  in  a  uucp
environment.  What, exactly, does this mean?

I  appreciate any non-drum beating, non-emotional, _objective_ advantages
of the TB over the MT, to assist in the decision process.  Thanks.
-- 
Bill Irwin    -       The Westrheim Group     -    Vancouver, BC, Canada
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