Hello Ian,

On Mar 10 07:36 in a msg to Poe Lim, Ian Smith of 3:626/660 wrote:

 IS> Perhaps.  People _are_ getting 33600/33600 connects, with Tx levels
 IS> around -12-to -13dBm, if some of the voluminous stats posted here
 IS> are right, aren't they?

The problem is that the Austel one tends to max out more at -13 and lower
rather than at -12; and from what Netcomm owners are saying, connects
improve when they lock theirs at -11.

 IS> For FAX?  -13dBm is the recommended max, perhaps another couple of
 IS> dBm on a really long loop.  Yeah, I guess -10 would be right at

Don't forget that a fax is no more than a scanner with a modem attached
(funny how the multi-functional machines have broken the fax up into its
components again)...

 IS> maybe 5-10km out .. I must root through the packing cases and find
 IS> those fax newsletters. 

It's more a case of try and see what works.

Cheers,
Poe

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