On Jan 28 14:57 96, Seva Mikunis of 2:235/206 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:
SM>           Jerry Schwartz wrote in a message to Evan Langlois:
JS>> ZyXEL has always had trouble with terrible phone lines; at times,
JS>> my 1496+ couldn't connect at all with them.
SM> Your statement applies only to the ROM rev. _after_ 6.10. The latter one 
SM> _was_ one of the best to handle line noise at least as good as HST, and 
it 
SM> was bi-directional :-).
 I was referring to the specific phone lines into Zero One's BBS, not 
to the behavior of the modems.  I used to have trouble keeping a connection 
going even at V32b.  I had no complaints about the 1496+.
Even in the USA, there are regions which are "incompatible" with each other - 
not theoretically, but in practice.  The area where Zero One (ZyXEL USA) is 
located was one which my area had trouble with - regardless of the brand of 
modem.  Our phone service is generally excellent, but the telcos are so 
arrogant that they refuse to admit or even investigate these problems unless 
you hold their feet to the fire.
Example: a bank of four phone lines which make ringing sounds when you dial 
them but don't ring at the modem (even if you hook a telephone up instead).  
They worked the day before.  The phone company's response: you need to have 
your computers serviced, bring them back to the store where you bought them.  
The next morning, they all work again.  Message from the phone company: we 
couldn't find any problem.
I shudder to think what people go through in parts of the world where the 
phone systems are worse.
Jerry Schwartz
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