Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!rice!hsdndev!husc6!popvax!conrad From: conrad@popvax.uucp (M20400@c.nobili) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: V.32 vs. Telebit: Which should I buy? Summary: Get a V.32bis modem.... Message-ID: <6815@husc6.harvard.edu> Date: 19 May 91 04:18:27 GMT References: <1991May16.150546.26870@cynic.wimsey.bc.ca> <1991May16.222927.29492@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@husc6.harvard.edu Organization: Harvard University, Office for Information Technology Lines: 48 In article <1991May16.222927.29492@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> sjhg9320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Maximum Slackness ) writes: >Ever try looking into a T1600? > >$585 from Maya computer... > >-- > > No matter what you do, somebody always knew that you would... Get a USR Courier V.32bis. Elek-Tek quoted me a price of $599. You get a LOT more for not much more. Elek-Tek can be reached at (800) 395-1000. They are in Skokie, IL, like USR -- I don't know if that means anything.... I just got a pair of USR Courier V.32bis modems. I had previously had a USR Courier V.32 and a Telebit T2500 hooked together. The improvement is dramatic. It is very nice not to be limited by the Telebit's DTE rate of only 19,200 bps. I had been being choked by that for months, as most of my network traffic is quite compressible. (Well, I suppose that only a little potential throughput was being lost most of the time, with a link rate of only 9,600 bps -- but it felt bad anyway....) With a link rate of 14,400 bps, the 38,400 bps DTE rate really gets used when moving compressible data. By upgrading the two modems I have gotten 2X the thoughput of before with compressible data, and 1.5X the throughput of before with non-compressible data. In addition, I expect to have many fewer strange little problems. It is clear from the bulk of the traffic in this newsgroup that mixing brands and models of modem often leads to headaches, RTFMing, more headaches, and ultimately a post here asking if there are others who have seen the same problems. I know that I am fortunate not to need to communicate with tens of other sites with lots of different modems. (Although I would expect to be more than amply equipped with these new modems (or the old ones, for that matter)....) Having tired of all the ROM upgrades necessary to get modems to talk to each other, this time I got a PAIR, specially requesting consecutive serial numbers. I think THAT should ensure that they have the same chips! Well, I thought the price was good and worth mentioning. (I found it a week after having paid $50 more -- wah! :-( ) +---- C o n r a d C . N o b i l i ----+ | | | Harvard University | Internet: conrad@harvarda.harvard.edu | | Office for Info. Tech. | conrad@popvax.harvard.edu | | Information Services | BITNET: CONRAD AT HARVARDA | | Technical & User Services | CONRAD AT HARVSPHB | | 1730 Cambridge Street | voice: (617) 495-8554 | +---- Cambridge, MA 02138 | fax: (617) 495-0715 ----+