-=> Quoting Russell Brooks to Robert Gorey <=-

 RG>  I have just used the Telstra Faxstream Testfax Plus number three
 RG>  times using the 5/7/95 SDL, 18/7/95 SDL and the one referred to
 RG>  above. I have received reports back on each of the
 RG>  transmissions.

 RG>  All faxes sent by my OZ Courier (all three SDL's) were
 RG>  transmitted 100% error free at 14400 bits per sec at fine image
 RG>  resolution.  Line noise level of -54.9dBm were reported as
 RG>  excellent.

 RG>  I haven't sent many real world faxes with the Courier so am
 RG>  unsure as to what the readings mean in practice. I can say
 RG>  though, that I haven't had any failures in the fax transmissions
 RG>  so far.

 RG>  Anyone want to comment.

 RB> Yes, NOW WHOSE COMPLAINING.

 Not me. :-)  The data was posted for comment.

 RB> All the time you were using this FOLDS service (you sent & received
 RB> faxes) Did you realise that Your Courier was actually doing its job and
 RB> talking to the Telstra equipment in a manner that actually achieved the
 RB> desired results. (To send & receive faxes  without fault at the highest
 RB> possible speed with industrial strenght reliabilty)

 Yes.... and with every other fax I have sent both in OZ and OS
 including Fax machines and modems.  Never a failure. :-)  I have
 however sent less than 100 faxes in total to maybe 8 or 10
 destinations so my sampling isn't that large.


 RB> In the end isn't that what you bought you Courier for, in the first
 RB> place

 Right. :-)

 RB> Thanks for those test results, but I think that I would take word of
 RB> an engineer at USR as gospel before I took the word of an engineer at
 RB> Telstra ( Who is only in the job because he's not good enough to get a
 RB> real job in the outside world)

 Better read my post again.  Never did I say I accept the word of
 Telstra.  I am interested however in comments on whether
 Telstra's statement about desirable levels has *any* validity
 and further whether other people are experiencing similar
 results to me.

 Cheers

 Rob



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