Paul, at 12:24 on Feb 24 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> What's the point of rehashing a 6 month old argument ?

PE> Because it's not rehashing, it's the test of non-Spirit my end
PE> that we were waiting for, to see if it REALLY was a fault
PE> peculiar to the Spirit, as you told me was DEFINITELY the case.
PE> No possibility of phone lines etc etc.

Oh really?  So how come I had NO problems connecting to Dave's Courier
while you were using it?  And I wouldn't completely ignore the possibility
of poor lines either, as V.34 is vastly different from V.32bis.

BG> If your NetComm has turned out to be less than perfect, don't blame me.  In 
BG> fact, that was one brand I specifically warned you against buying, and even 
BG> gave you valid reasons.

PE> Like the valid reasons that the Spirit was the ONLY modem that you
PE> EVER got failed connects with?

Until you bought that shit-heap M34F, it was.  The USR was fine.

BG> But no, as usual, you thought you knew better, so don't blame me.

PE> I certainly knew better to trust you about all your CONCLUSIVE
PE> PROOF about the Spirit.  Boy do you look silly now!  Turns out 
PE> the Spirit was even BETTER at connecting than the M34F. 

You can't compare failed V.32bis calls with failed V.34 calls though, and
even you should have the mental horsepower to understand that much.

PE> Should have told me to keep the Spirit, as it is BETTER than SOME other
PE> modems you have called, but oh no, 4 years of testing and never ONCE have 
PE> you had a failed connect to ANY other modem. 

Pity it happens to be true though (YOUR NetComm notwithstanding).

PE> Poor old Bill.

As you wish.

Regards, Bill

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