-=> Quoting Mike Christian to All <=-
 MC> I have been using TM 4.12 for some time, and have had problems
 MC> getting good connects at 14.4K (I have an internal USR Sportster
 MC> 14.4K). The local BBS that I point off gives me no trouble, but quite
 MC> often long distance calls will not give me good connects unless I drop
 MC> the modem back to 9600. I was wondering if this is common with
 MC> Telemate, or if there were any tweaks that I could make to help this.
 MC> The problem is usually that the modems start handshaking and then
 MC> timeout. 
    Hi Mike,
    The problem is with your Sportster.   You need to tweak your 
init string for better handshaking, perhaps even a ROM update.  I 
ran a USR dual 14.4 for many years in Telemate, without a problem.
    Unfortunately, I used ATZ for my init string and I upgraded to 
a 28.8 last year, so I don't remember the NVRAM settings I used. 
You might want to jump into the USR echo specific help on your 
Sportster.
hope that helps.
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