Hi Mike: (Quote)
 MF> On may 31st, Pacific bell is changing the switchboard in
 MF> my town from an older analog board to a DMS-100.
First off, it is unlikely that that you are currently still
placing calls manually through an operator assisted switchboard;
possible, but most unlikely. Most likely event: your analog
central office switching equipment is being upgraded to digital
equipment manufactured by a famous Canadian telco equipment
manufacturer (NorCom)
 MF> I got a letter that said some devices may need to be
 MF> adjusted to work with the new switching equipment.  Does
 MF> anyone have any experience with these, are they good? bad
 MF> for modems?
Here in Fresno, CA we have mostly Lucent (formerly WesternElectric)
manufactured digital switching equip.  This has had a negative
impact on my Courier v34+ VEverything modem for local BBS calling.
For longdistance BBSing, a slight improvement.  For x2 calls to
U.S. Robotics BBS & AOL services, Lucent 5ESS model 2000A digital
equipment presents no problem whatsoever.  I have had no experience
modeming with other equipment providers Electronic Switching Systems.
Just for FYI, PacificBell exists in name only.  It has now been
assimilated 100% by SBC, Southwestern Bell Corp., headquartered
in Dallas, TX.
I would suggest you log and capture as much of your modeming
activity as possible now, so's you'll have comparison material to
work with after the May 31st cutover.
James L. Cole Fresno, Calif.
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