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From: gousha@monsoon.Berkeley.EDU (Charles Gousha)
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Subject: Re: MNP5 - What's the advantage ?
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Date: 21 Feb 91 01:14:36 GMT
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In article <6921@harrier.ukc.ac.uk> jcd2@ukc.ac.uk (J.C.Doig) writes:
>What exactly (in terms of throughput) is the advantage of an MNP5 modem ?
>Specifically, does the increase in price between a normal 2400 baud and a
>2400 MNP5 modem justify the increase in speed/reliability ?
>
>Jeremy Doig


as long as you're talking to another MNP-class modem, you will get
increased reliability.  MNP is an error correcting protocol, and thus,
will catch stray errors caused by noisy connections, et al.  If you're
talking with another MNP5 modem, you will also get data compression,
which will, in most cases, at least double your throughput.  At least
this is what I am experiencing with my modem.

Generally, I am pleased with MNP, and am glad I made the decision to
purchase one.