Hello Larry!
Thursday April 09 1998 22:43, Larry Roberts wrote to All:
 LR>     Does ne1 have a 56K Flex modem, and use Deltech as their ISP?
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 LR> My problem is that even
 LR> though I connect at 46K everytime, about 2, or 3 min. into each session
 LR> the data streams stops. It's like if the network becomes lagged for 
bout
 LR> 15 to 20 sec., then it starts working fine again. It does this about
 LR> every 2 to 3 min. for about 15 to 20 sec. all the time. It does it no
 LR> matter what I'm doing online.
Well, I'd say it's DEFINITELY your ISP or your phone lines. That should NOT
happen with a 56k modem. Did this happen with your previous modem?  If so, 
nd
it happens with local bulletin boards as well, then the problem is likely 
our
phone lines. If it ONLY happens with your internet provider, I'd say it's 
ime
to complain to Tech Support and/or change internet providers. Based on what
you're saying about it NOT happening on the 33.6 line, I'd say it's 
EFINATELY
a problem with your ISP's 56k support.
      John
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    I found out from Askey (who is the OEM manf.) that there is different 
types of 56K support, and that my ISP may not totally be compatable. It 
doesn't do it with my 33.6K modem, and if I connect at 44K, or below, it 
doesn't do it. I don't know if getting the same kind of modems my ISP uses 
would solve the problem, or not. They use Motarolas, but I need a 56K that 
works in DOS. That means a modem that is non Windows, and Pentium dependant. 
I 
don't know of any name brand modems that are made like that. I only see 
Generic modems that have these features.
    My computer would run a Winmodem easlily, but I play games with KaliDOS 
such as Descent 1, Descent 2, WarCraft2, and Duke3D over the Internet. I find 
that I get better performance in Real DOS than in Win95, so I don't want to 
have to use Win95 only.
              Thanks.
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