Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!portal!cup.portal.com!Alvin From: Alvin@cup.portal.com (Alvin Henry White) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: New Modems, Telebit Fails under impairments in PC Magazine Message-ID: <37045@cup.portal.com> Date: 18 Dec 90 18:12:50 GMT References: <1990Nov21.221114.11850@unixland.uucp> <1990Nov23.185029.2663@nstar <5791@holston.UUCP> <405@beagle.UUCP> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 32 A friend and I bought Telebit T2500 modems about three months ago. We have never gotten them to work anywhere near what they are supposed to do. He is a retired doctor and an avid computerist. I am 48 years old and an avid computerist. I do not know anyone personally that uses telebits. I bought it based on written materials and word of mouth statements. I spent about 14 hours a day seven days a week for three weeks trying to get it to work. Best results are about 4800 baud telebit to telebit. If I call U.S.Robotics Dual Standard I always get 9600. Hayes ultra connect in v32 at 9600. Telebit to telebit no luck. Called customer service and asked if there was a bulleting board that I could call to practice on. They said no, they used to have one but shut it down. I think the report of the pc magazine is right on the money for a person who is thinking of purchasing one for home or small business. Mine is home. It someone knows someone who will gaurentee that they use one and that they will come to your house and set yours up to talk just to there's then I don't doubt that the telebit may be incomparable under certain line conditions. My experience was that you read the manual and found that you have about a hundred switches, who ever you are calling has a hundred switches, you need to guess how they have their switchs set and then guess which of your switches need to be set. Essentially, all wrong combination = failure. I read a lot on the net, and it is apparent that if one can find the right combination the machine is one of the best on the market for its purposes. alvin Alvin H. White, Gen. Sect. G.O.D.S.B.R.A.I.N. Government Online Database Systems Bureau for Resource Allocations to Information Networks [ alvin@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!alvin ]