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From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: V.32 vs. Telebit: Which should I buy?
Message-ID: <1991May23.193242.14261@qualcomm.com>
Date: 23 May 91 19:32:42 GMT
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In article <48@mich-ns.Michigan.COM> 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. 

V.32 modems _do_ have the option to fall forward.  However, both modems have to
support it and most brands do not.

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