Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!rutgers!bobsbox!graphics!bobl From: bobl@graphics.rent.com (Bob Lindabury - SysAdm) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm Subject: Re: Is there a 9600 baud standard? Message-ID: Date: 5 May 91 12:48:34 GMT References: <1991May4.030943.20676@rodan.acs.syr.edu> Organization: The Graphics BBS (2D,3D,GIF,Animation) +1 908/469-0049 Lines: 33 acyoung@lynx.cat.syr.edu (Aaron C. Young) writes: > Is there a 9600 baud standard? I see all this stuff about V.32 and V.this > and V.that. If I buy a 9600 baud modem....can I call any other modem? I've > got a 2400 baud....and I used to think that was fast.....but now...I think > I really need to get something faster. So what's the deal? The standard in the entire industry and the world for 9600 bps modems is V.32. V.32bis will probably supercede V.32 in the next year. V.32 gives you a 9600 baud carrier with compression giving you up to 4 times that speed in theory. V.32bis will give you a 14,400 baud carrier with the same 4 times increase (theoretically) with compression. Right now there are several V.32 modems being manufactured by the likes of Intel and Practical Peripherals selling for around $400.00. These will most likely come with upgrade policies to V.32bis. I picked up a Hayes Ultra V.32 and hope to upgrade to V.32bis soon. > Thanks, Your welcome. > acyoung@sunrise.acs.syr.edu -- Bob The Graphics BBS 908/469-0049 "It's better than a sharp stick in the eye!" ============================================================================ InterNet: bobl@graphics.rent.com | Raven Enterprises UUCP: ...rutgers!bobsbox!graphics!bobl | 25 Raven Avenue BitNet: bobl%graphics.rent.com@pucc | Piscataway, NJ 08854 Home #: 908/560-7353 | 908/271-8878