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From: rja@edison.GE.COM (rja)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: 9600 Mod
Message-ID: <1815@edison.GE.COM>
Date: 16 Feb 89 12:27:48 GMT
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In article <4035@alvin.mcnc.org>, felstein@mcnc.org (Bruce M. Felstein) writes:
> I think that you will find that the most used modem for 9600
> baud communications in the United States is the US Robotics
> HST.  The Telebit has trouble connecting at other speeds from what
> I've seen.  USR is coming out with major modifications to the HST
> very shortly, although I'm not at liberty to say what they are, but
> you won't be dissapointed in speed or performance along with the 
> fact that they will also be V.32 as well as HST compatible.
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This is ironic.  My experience is that a Telebit will talk to any modem
at all without problems.  The Courier has trouble talking with anything
but a Courier at any speed.  UNIX/Internet sites overwhelmingly use
Telebit; FidoNet overwhelmingly uses Courier HSTs; Hayes 9600V is widely
used in PC BBSs other than FidoNet.  To claim that the Courier is
'the most used modem' is misleading and possibly inaccurate if one looks
at the number of Hayes 9600V modems sold versus the number of HSTs sold.

I believe that Hayes has still sold more 9600Vs than there are HSTs.

Telebit regularly upgrades its modems and I understand that V.32
compatibility is in the works.

I hope that we can avoiding starting another modem fight.  The kind of
modem one should pick depends largely upon one's application, each has its
advantages and disadvantages for specific applications.
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