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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: V.32 vs. Telebit: Which should I buy?
Message-ID: <1991May23.140149.28376@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 23 May 91 14:01:49 GMT
References: <45@mich-ns.Michigan.COM> <1991May18.144219.536@nstar.rn.com> <490@frcs.UUCP> <48@mich-ns.Michigan.COM>
Organization: NSTAR, Indiana's BBS 219-289-0287/317-251-7391
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tech@mich-ns.Michigan.COM (Mich. Network Sys. TECH SUPPORT) writes:

>Thats whats nice about PEP. With V.32, if the line gets noisy, its drops
>back to half its normal speed (usually 4800bps). If the line gets even
>worse, it will drop the connection altogether. Even if the connection 
>doesn't drop, V.32 cannot re-train back up to a higher speed. 

>PEP can drop backwards in increments of as little as 100 baud AND can 
>speed up again, if line conditions get better. 

So can v.32bis - and v.32bis also provides much better interactive
throughput since it is a duplex connection at high speed :)

v.32bis offers much better throughput on domestic lines of marginal
quality - whereas PEP is the only modem for international connections

-- 
      Larry Snyder, NSTAR Public Access Unix 219-289-0287/317-251-7391
                         HST/PEP/V.32/v.32bis/v.42bis 
                        regional UUCP mapping coordinator 
               {larry@nstar.rn.com, ..!uunet!nstar.rn.com!larry}