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From: bovet@hao.ucar.edu (Ray Bovet)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Forval V.32bis modem
Keywords: Forval V.32 V.32bis
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Date: 16 May 91 20:20:03 GMT
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Reply-To: bovet@hao.ucar.edu (Ray Bovet)
Organization: High Altitude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder CO
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Someone asked about the advertised Forval modems recently.  I was
intrigued by their ad which promised future upgrades could be
downloaded via phone line.  So I gave them a call.  They claim that
the modem is shipping now with full V.32bis (and V.42 and V.42bis
as well).  The bad news from my point of view is the price of
$ 1,250 for an external modem.  I asked them if they had any future
upgrades in mind and they said they expect a 19.2 k standard by the
end of the year.  Has anyone heard anything about a new standard at
that speed?  This was news to me.

				Ray