Mark, at 14:38 on Oct 31 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

MG> Another problem with these modems is the fact that they do 
MG> not offer asymmetrical link rates.

BG> If you check your Courier's ATI6 call stats (or ATI11 - I 
BG> can't remember right now), you'll find that the NetComms do 
BG> indeed support asymmetrical link rates. 

MG> Yes, I check my ATI6 stats on almost every call I make to 
MG> the uni. Most of my connects have been 31200/31200, with an 
MG> occasional 28800/28800 connect.  On a few occasions, I have 
MG> had a really noisy line and had a 21600/21600 connect which 
MG> speed shifted all over the place, but always with the 
MG> transmit/receive values the same.  These modems may indeed 
MG> support asymmetrical link rates, but in my experiences I have 
MG> NEVER seen them use it.

Interestingly enough, my own Courier's daily polls to Paul Edwards' M34F
almost always indicated split rates in the ATI6 stats (usually
28800/26400).  Never did get better than 28800 though, even after his 33k6
upgrade.  Pity.

Regards, Bill
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