Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!caen!umich!sharkey!tygra!mich-ns!tech From: tech@mich-ns.UUCP (Mich. Network Sys. TECH SUPPORT) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: V.32bis frozen? Message-ID: <23@mich-ns.UUCP> Date: 4 Mar 91 06:09:33 GMT References: <1991Jan19.015521.22170@athena.mit.edu> <15@mich-ns.UUCP> <19377@cbmvax.commodore.com> Reply-To: tech@.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) Organization: Michigan Network Systems, Detroit, MI Lines: 46 In article <19377@cbmvax.commodore.com> grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) writes: "In article <15@mich-ns.UUCP> tech@.UUCP (Mich. Network Sys. TECH SUPPORT) writes: "> "> I really don't know what all of the fuss is about V.32bis. PEP will "> out-perform V.32bis in a lot of cases and PEP may even be getting "> faster in future products. " "The fuss is simple. I like Telebit modems, we've bought dozens, they "work good. On the other hand, I can't justify buying any new modems "that don't also support V.32bis, nor do I wish to buy any V.32bis modems "that don't talk to PEP. " "Therefore until Telebit publicly commits to a PEP/V.32bis product I can't "plan for new Telebit modems, nor do I wish to go to their competition. " "No modem before it's time, I can understand. No public commitment "indicates some kind of lack of faith and promotes the suspicion that "Telebit is no longer competitive now that V32.bis is a official "standard and PEP only a highly useful defacto auxilliary mode... " "-- But they HAVE made a commitment to V.32bis. If you call 1-800-TELEBIT and ask them if they will support V.32bis, they will tell you YES - ABSOLUTLY! That is what they are telling the distributors and the public. They do not yet have a V.32bis modem out because V.32bis as a standard has not yet stabilized. Anything that you get out there today that is "V.32bis" is likley to be an unstable implementation. Again - what is the big deal with V.32bis. Like I said. Current and future implementations of PEP will blow it away. If you need to be compatible with other standards, get a T2500. As I understand, V.32bis modems will talk to V.32 modems just fine. (I may be wrong). Telebit tells me that they WILL be supporting V.32bis in both new products and product upgrades. I'm sure they will provide an upgrade for their T2500 since this is their top-of-the-line modem. John tech@mich-ns -- Michigan Network Systems Technical Support Division Telebit/SCO/Digiboard Reseller BBS: +1 313 343 0800 1-800-736-5984