Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!yale!spock!lancelot From: lancelot@UUCP (Thor Lancelot Simon) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: V.32 vs. Telebit: Which should I buy? Message-ID: <1991May20.151905.11586@spock.UUCP> Date: 20 May 91 15:19:05 GMT References: <1991May16.150546.26870@cynic.wimsey.bc.ca> Sender: usenet@spock.UUCP (NNTP Posting Daemon) Organization: /etc/organization Lines: 37 In article <1991May16.150546.26870@cynic.wimsey.bc.ca> curt@cynic.wimsey.bc.ca (Curt Sampson) writes: > The primary advantages of the Telebit seem to be the higher transfer > rate (in part due to UUCP spoofing) and better support under Unix (I > run SCO Xenix 286 2.3.2). [...] > of UUCP transfer rates can I expect from each kind of modem? Is > anybody out there selling Telebits really cheaply? What about V.32 > modems? We bought two T2500s a few months back for $870, a then excellent price. I don't know what Telebits usually run for these days, but I imagine if the market price has gone down, so has the retailers. In general, we found that support from both Telebit and the retailer was excellent. I also find that we get much better transfer rates with PEP than with borrowed V.32bis modems. PEP tends to rely very heavily on flow control, and I'd guess that systems with slow RTS/CTS transition might suffer from this. I know that a T2500 on a DMF32 does slightly better than one on a DHU11, though the DHU has DMA and ergo loads the CPU less. But what do I know? PEP also has exhibited (to me) far better real-world performance than V.32. I've never compared it to V.32bis, but with more frequencies I'd imagine V.32bis is probably if anything less stable than the original. I've never made a reliable (lasting) overseas V.32 connection, with a 2500 or an Ultra Smartmodem - but PEP never gives me any trouble. The dealer we bought our 2500s from was: AnDATAco 9550 Waples St. San Diego, CA 92121 (805) 523-9191 We spoke to Josh Wells. We got their address from somebody else's post to (I think) news.admin. address from. -- ******************************************************************************* *Thor Simon * Okay, just a little pin-prick...There'll be no more-* *lancelot@spock.UUCP * Aieeeeaaaugh!-but you may feel a little _sick_. * *decwrl!spock!lancelot * ---Pink Floyd *