On Feb 01, 1996 at 07:22, Bill Grimsley of 3:640/305.9 wrote:

 BG> Absolutely, although most of my calls to Paul are at 28800/28000 anyway
 BG> (one or two have connected at 26400/28800, but then shifted up to top
 BG> speed almost immediately).  Dunno why the NetComm should be any
 BG> different.

As I said once before - I wouldn't be surprised to find that the local
exchange (my end) is causing a few problems (or something in between).  I
live not far from the exchange (about 2-3 mins drive), and it's not exactly
"modern" in appearance (not sure about the inside).

 BG> BTW, how does it connect with others of its ilk?

* Called IBM's bboard (they once used NetComms, not sure about now) as a
  user and got 28.8Kbps V.34.

* Called IBM's bboard using Bink a few times, got 24.0Kbps V.FC and 26.4Kbps
  V.FC (they have a separate line dedicated to mailer stuff).

* Called NetComm's bboard as a user and got 28.8Kbps V.34.

* Called Access One (Labtam) a couple of times using PPP (they don't use
  traditional modems like us - they use a u-beaut box called an AscendMAX
  that has a heap of V.34 chips inside and handles V.34 modem calls and ISDN
  lines on one side, Ethernet on the other side), got 28.8Kbps V.34.

* Called David Drummond a couple of times using Bink, got 26.4Kbps V.34.

* Called Poe Lim a couple of times using Bink, got 19.2Kbps V.34.

* Called Graham Stair (3M) in Sydney a few times using Bink, got 19.2Kbps
  V.34 and 21.6Kbps V.34.

* Normal (not experimental) calls to TML using Bink get 26.4Kbps V.34 mostly,
  had two 21.6Kbps V.34 and one 26.4Kbps V.FC (although the V.FC call may
  have been experimental - I forget).

* Called Vince Perriello in the U.S. (with his "only V.32bis/HST"
modem) and
  got a 14.4Kbps V.FC connection.

* Most of my calls are to the M7F ProRack modems at the University, and
  therefore I only get 14.4Kbps V.32bis connections.  When they upgrade 'em
  to the M34F equivalents, I'll let you know if there are any problems.

Cheers..


    - dave
    d.begley{at}ieee.org

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