Hello David,
>> Rick Graham wrote in a message to Rick Collins:
>> I have a Hayes Accura 56K + Fax External and use it here on the
>> BBS.  I got it thru the TradeUp plan on Hayes Web Site,
>> http://www.hayes.com.
>> Has the code to flash these type units up to 56k from V.34 28.8k
>> been made available to the general public?  Has any K56Flex code
>> been made available yet?  If so, which type units, Optimas? PPIs?
> Your modem should already be a K56Flex client modem.  You need to
> call a K56Flex server modem to get the 56k (actually, whatever gets
> negotiated) speed from the server to your modem.
It says "ACCURA 56K + FAX" on the case, but connecting to a K56flex
server isn't going to do anything except yield a v.34 negotiation (maybe
33.6 - depending on line / connect conditions).  The K56Flex Flashrom
code for the Hayes Accura has not been released yet and wiil not be
until the ITU sets a standard and Hayes gets around to making it
available.
> A non-server modem calling your system will only connect at v.34
> speeds.  A server modem requires a digital connection to the telco --
> an ISDN TA for instance with the code to act as a K56Flex server
> would be the minimum. Somewhat analogous to the USR Courier Imodem
> which is the minimum for an x2 server.
I understand, but without the K56flex code for the Accura, it's a plain
old v.34 ... just like a Courier would be without x2.
> While there is some discussion of a v.mach protocol that will allow
> for 40K+ symmetrical connections, I haven't seen any real world
> modems supporting that protocol as yet.
V.mach sounds like vaporware for desktop units using dial-up copper
lines.  Now for ISDN or a cable modem, sounds like a feasable protocol,
unless it's an 'off the wall' or 'foreign country' protocol.
Later...
 Rick
  rgraham@ionet.net
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