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From: wlm@archet.UUCP (William L. Moran Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: 9600 V.32
Keywords: v.32
Message-ID: <61@archet.UUCP>
Date: 28 Apr 89 06:24:07 GMT
References: <13660@steinmetz.ge.com>
Reply-To: wlm@archet.UUCP (William L. Moran Jr.)
Organization: A Desperate and Dedicated Crew
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>   One of our communication people is looking at adding a V.32 modem. Can
> anyone provide info on available brands and experience? Particularly any
> that seem to work with other brands.

I have a Microcom QX/V.32c 9600 BPS modem, and have used it with other
Microcoms and another V.32 modem (I'm not sure what brand the other was).

On the plus side:
  You can't beat these things for interactive use; microcom claims
that they can get 38k throughput because of compression; while I doubt
this, it is very high.

  We have gotten some amazing throughput when used for a tlip
connection.

  They really will adjust their speed based on the line quality (i.e.
they have some smarts).
 
On the minus side:
  V.32 modems in general and microcoms in particular seem to be very
finicky about connecting (they need to be reset fairly often).

  We went through 7 microcoms to get 3 which worked. Their infant
mortality rate is pretty bad, but their support is pretty good.

  UUCP seems to have problems with the microcom in particular (I'm not
sure why).

  The microcom seems to have real problems connecting to non v.32
modems at times; sometimes this is so bad that the thing has to be
unplugged for a while to get it to work again.

Hope this helps.

				Bill Moran-- 
arpa: moran-william@cs.yale.edu or wlm@ibm.com
uucp: uunet!bywater!acheron!archet!wlm or decvax!yale!moran-william
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