Rod, at 07:37 on Feb 29 1996, you wrote to Paul Edwards...

BG> Bugger me, it sounds (and connects) the same as the M34F!  Today's
BG> poll connected without EC again, and last night, I called twice and
BG> was dumped immediately after the connect string (I've posted the logs
BG> for those calls already).  Too soon to offer a valid opinion, but
BG> given the consistently poor line levels I'm seeing to your modem(s),
BG> it could well be that all Rockwell V.34s lack the raw "grunt" which
BG> the Courier provides on poorer lines...

RS> THATS a pretty wild claim given the tiny sample

PE> I agree with that.

Still pissing in Rod's pocket, I see.  :)

RS> and the fact that the Spirit isnt even a Rockwell at all Bill.

PE> The Viper is.

RS> Sure but he clearly had significant problems with the Spirit which Brenton
RS> and Bob didnt,

Nice attempt at faking, Rod.  Pity it didn't work though.  You KNOW we were
talking about the 28800 Rockwells, and NOT the Spirit at all in that
context.

RS> so the claim about Rockwells and lousy lines is bogus.

Nope, the results I'm seeing here with 3 different modems at Paul's end are
starting to look quite conclusive.  And it ain't a "claim"
anyway, as you'll note from the terminology in my original quote above. 
Note the "too soon to offer a valid opinion", and "it could
well be...".  These are simply opinions based on the fact that I'm
seeing 80% failed connects with Paul's V.34 Rockwells, and 0% failures
between our V.34 USRs.  And if that ain't starting to look pretty
conclusive, you're a bigger fool than I thought.

Regards, Bill

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