SL>> That's what I'm considering too - keeping the EP as a backup modem.

 SL>> I found the EP's v.FC to be extremely robust and reliable. It got

 SL>> 28.8k connects around 95% of the time and very rarely screwed

 SL>> things up. Hopefully the v.34 will be as good.



 PL> Microcom's v.FC seems to have been the most robust of the lot; I know I 

 PL> used to

 PL> get fantastic rates with my FAST (that was before the USR was upgraded; 

 PL> SREJ

 PL> more than matches the Microcom, let alone v.34+ when you get it). But now 

 PL> most

 PL> calls I get are v.34.



Microcoms were certainly THE hot item when I first enquired about them (must

back in May 94). Pity that they did not keep up the pace when V.34 was

ratified. I was also very impressed with their throughput.



I really wonder what happened, suppose it was some infernal internal pen

pusher that made the wrong move and stuffed the company's lead in the

market place.





Russell



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