Hello Gene!
23 May 98, Gene Lowry writes to Brien Page:
 GL> If you remain with analog(ue) lines it would be a rare instance
 GL> indeed.  Of course if you wanted to go to digital lines... but then
 GL> you'd need an I-modem and not the venerable Courier.
 GL>    Gene Lowry
    As a recent buyer of the Imodem, I'll have to testify, that in my 
opinion, it is more than that, I call it the "v.everything.plus.some". It 
does it all.
    On the plus side, the imodem has provided both my external v.everything 
as well as the imodem better analog connects and transfer times (my 
binkley.log shows 288+ being the norm) but as well has provided for like 
equiped systems out in fidonetland, v90 and x2 connections and transfer 
rates. Unheard of in my neck of the woods before I got the digital line.
    On the minus side, there are a number of nodes in my network that have 
Courier v.everythings at the latest bios revision that fall through to 2400 
baud of all things. (on a regular basis) Also from a v90 host prospective, it 
does not live up to its promise. While I DO get on average a better transfer 
rate than my analog Courier, 500KBPS on average better is not worth the cost 
of v90 or even ISDN for that matter.
    People are connecting with my system at 49.9 and getting a 38xxCPS 
transfer rate! (they have courier v.everythings on their end) While better 
than ANALOG, it clearly does not live up to the 56K or even 53K promise of x2 
or v90.
While I'm happy with my overall purchace of USR/3Com equipment and it has 
performed well over the years (my first v.everything bit the dust last week), 
the claims of their marketing folk are in my opinion are outlandish. I've 
still have to work out ISDN connections with my ISP and realise ISDN speeds. 
THis is after a month of calling LD to USR's test site.

    If you want better connect rates, get a Courier Imodem, the only modem of 
its kind that will host v90 and x2 connections. Not only will you get some 
great digital connections, all your analog conncetions off your analog port 
are going to be better as well!!!
Mark - Sysop/Sysadmin GATE306/Crystals.aloha.or.us
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