Paul, at 00:25 on Feb 06 1996, you wrote to All...

PE> The Netcomm board is on (02) 878-3755.  I just dialled there,
PE> and connected at 28800 and everything appeared to be fine.
PE> I presume they have a Netcomm M34F on that line, but I don't
PE> know.  Perhaps some of the troublemakers would like to make
PE> a meal out of Netcomm before I actually buy one?  

I actually hope you DO buy a NetComm.  Go on, make my day.  :)

PE> 1. If V34bis was standardized, would Netcomm be able to 
PE> provide this via flashrom?

Nope, and I've already told you this once before.  Are you deaf or what ? 
They still use the hard-coded masked Rockwell chipset, so only faulty ROM
code can be updated.  Not the chipset though.

PE> 2. Does anyone have any hard info on problems with the
PE> Netcomm M34F?  The only thing I know so far is that it has
PE> difficulty connecting to a USR V34, connecting at random speeds.

Why not buy one and find out for yourself ?

PE> I have asked Netcomm support to dial my system to see if they
PE> can connect at 28800.  Be interesting to see if anything happens.

To you, perhaps.  I couldn't care less myself.

Regards, Bill

--- Msgedsq/2 3.20