TS} The symptom is this: when I connect with another
  } modem, or sometimes even before - when I just
  } poll the modem's registers - the display slows
  } down to a crawl (o n e   c h a r a c t e r    a
  } t   a   t i m e) and displays garbage.
Which version of {COMMO} were you using?  If it was 6.42d, how did
you have "esp" set?  If it was 6.42b or 6.42c, then try "d" or "e"
and make sure "esp=no".
                                - Fred -
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