BL> I had ***BOTH*** my port and Modem set at 2400. How else do you
 BL> want me to do it? 

 PE> The other way to do it is to keep the port speed at 19200 or
 PE> whatever you normally use, and send a string to your modem to
 PE> force the connect rate to 2400. 

 BL> &N2 does that and I put it in the default init. And then I set
 BL> the PORT to 2400 too.

 PE> You asked me how else to do it, and I have answered the
 PE> question.

  The "question" was rhetorical. I already sent the the
"string" to
force 2400. How else can you do it? (WARNING: this is another
rhetorical question). It makes no difference to YOU (where the problem
lies) where I set my port speed. That's between my modem and my
computer. The problem is on the other side of the modem.

 BL> It's your dopey fucking modem not able to recognise my MNP
 BL> request! It works okay with the PCUG.

 PE> One test is not conclusive. If you had tried it 10 times, and
 PE> all were failures, then I'd say we have a consistent problem
 PE> with V42 connects at low speeds (where low speed hasn't even
 PE> been determined yet). 

  Yair... why stop at ten tests? Why not a million?. What if I run the
modem for 4 years with no problem... oops! I *HAVE* run the modem or 4
years with no problem.

 PE> So? When have I suggested otherwise? And BTW, I'm not trying to
 PE> solve the failure to connect with EC x% of the time, I'm just
 PE> after the timeouts to be solved at this stage.

  Have you had *any* EC connects at 2400? Does it not occur to you
that the two problems may be connected?

Regards,
Bob
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