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From: tad@ssc.UUCP (Tad Cook)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Help: Why MNP5?
Message-ID: <802@ssc.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jan 91 06:47:17 GMT
References: <1991Jan17.161506.5571@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <3734.2796cff0@hayes.uucp> <1991Jan18.194613.13435@watserv1.waterloo.edu>
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In article <1991Jan18.194613.13435@watserv1.waterloo.edu>, jching@watnow.waterloo.edu (John Y. Ching) writes:
> I am looking for a 2400 baud modem for my pc and a salesman insisted that I
> need a modem with MNP5.  I have a relatively low budget and would like to
> know if I really have to pay extra for MNP5.  Most of my communication would
> be long-distance.
> Thanks.

It will only help if you are communicating with another MNP5 modem on
the other end.

I use an MNP5 modem, and I like it for downloading long ASCII files from
a local Fidonet board, because it has a compatible modem, and I can
get 30-40% higher throughput.  I also like it for my MCI Mail activity
when I have to upload or download long files.

For many things that I do, it is not appropriate, either because the
modem at the other end is not compatible, or because I am downloading
compressed program files that do not benefit from compression like plain
text files do.

It also has the advantage of having better noise immunity, but again,
only when talking to another MNP compatible modem.


Tad Cook
Seattle, WA
Packet: KT7H @ N7HFZ.WA.USA.NA
Phone: 206/527-4089 
MCI Mail: 3288544 
Telex: 6503288544 MCI UW  
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