-=> Quoting Bill Grimsley to Mark Griffiths <=-

 BG> 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.

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

Yes, but these modems aren't M34Fs.  Even though they come from the same 
manufacturer I reckon its a fairly safe guess that they aren't using the
same firmware.  These are supposed to be a brand new model that plug into
ISDN lines, no idea on the actual model number unfortunately...

Regards,
Mark Griffiths.


... I don't have the time for a hobby. I have a computer.
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