Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!m.cs.uiuc.edu!roundup.crhc.uiuc.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.iastate.edu!sharkey!tygra!mich-ns!tech From: tech@mich-ns.Michigan.COM (Mich. Network Sys. TECH SUPPORT) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: V.32 vs. Telebit: Which should I buy? Message-ID: <47@mich-ns.Michigan.COM> Date: 22 May 91 18:14:40 GMT References: <1991May16.222927.29492@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <6815@husc6.harvard.edu> Organization: Michigan Network Systems, Detroit, MI Lines: 23 In article peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: "In article <6815@husc6.harvard.edu> conrad@popvax.uucp (M20400@c.nobili) writes: "> 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... " "Of course this means if you're doing UUCP, get a trailblazer... since that's "what most of the people doing UUCP are still using. Mixing brands doesn't cause headaches, the plethora of different modulations compression and error correction schemes sometimes cause a problem. One of the biggest problems is the answer sequence. Sometimes, modems get confused when confronted with an answer sequence which it mistakes for some other kind of tone. I know, this shouldn't happen, but it often times does. The next problem has to do with error correction schemes causing the link to drop. This is true with V.42/V.42bis in some cases. -- Michigan Network Systems Technical Support Division 1-800-736-5984 BBS: +1 313 343 0800 E-MAIL: tech@mich-ns.Michigan.COM TELEBIT DIGIBOARD WESTERN DIGITAL 3COM SCO INTERACTIVE UNIX MICROPOLIS ADAPTEC