Dave, at 19:34 on May 31 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

AM> anyone report on "high end" modems that fail to detect AXE
dial tone?

BG> My US/Canada Courier missed dialtone maybe 50% of the time with the 
BG> 23-01-96 SDL, yet with the 29-04-96 SDL, it correctly detects it every 
BG> time.  Weird.

DH> Beware of the current ftp.usr.com scam.  There's a 61_SDL up, dated in May 
DH> 96.  The content is Jan, 1995.  Before V34+.

When did you check its contents though?  I called their BBS a couple of
days ago, and also noticed a fairly recent 061 SDL, but I'm sure it was
dated prior to May (could have been either February or March).  Might be
worth checking.

DH> I'm beginning to be less of an FRZ. :-(

You've been spoiled, Dave.  Had you bought a Taiwanese V.34 modem, you'd
have been stuck with the same controller code this time next year, and the
year after, and the year after that too...

DH> The modem works fine.  As long as the manufacturer is kept away from it. 

Seems there's a lot to be said for avoiding their peripheral models then,
and sticking with the US/Canada domestic version after all.  The only real
problem now is that I have all of these really top-hole features like
Distinctive Ring and CID, but nothing upon which I can use them.  :)

Regards, Bill
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