Mark, at 11:30 on Nov 05 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

MG> Have you EVER heard of a 21.6k HST connect actually happening? 

BG> No, but by the same token, I never used HST with my Courier 
BG> V.E (and my other 1988 Courier HST is only capable of link 
BG> rates up to 9600bps).

MG> I have forced a couple of HST connects to Jabberwocky to see what it was 
MG> like.  Both times I got a CONNECT 16800/HST/HST/V.42bis.  I didn't know at 
MG> the time that is was supposed to be against Austel regulations to use HST 
MG> so i might make a pain of myself and query whether it actually is 
MG> or not with Austel today :-)

I suspect that it's not specifically HST which is the problem, but the fact
that using B1 also puts the modem into Bell mode.  Interestingly though,
the following quote appears to indicate that BOTH modems must be set to B1
for the Bell tones to be recognised, so I can't see a problem with using B1
only in originate mode (Austel appear not have looked into this too
carefully).

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An originating Dual Standard modem set to B1 sends out a Bell answer 
tone, which is the prevalent standard in the U.S. and Canada for 
connections at 2400 bps and lower.   At higher speeds, the Dual 
Standard also recognizes the ITU answer tones necessary for 
connecting with V. protocol modems, and adjusts to the answering modem.  

However, in Answer mode, a Dual Standard modem sending out the Bell 
answer tone (B1) won't be recognized by V. protocol modems.  The 
calling V. protocol modem, instead, will wait until it detects a 
tone it recognizes, the V.22 bis tone used at 2400 bps.   If you 
wish to have your Dual Standard connect with V. protocol modems at 
high speeds, make sure it is set to B0 for the ITU answer tones.  
It will also connect with HST modems at speeds up to 16.8K bps.
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MG> I might try downloading the latest V34 manual from their FTP 
MG> site and see if it has indeed been corrected.  If it still 
MG> says the above it may be time that someone pointed it out to 
MG> them :-)

I've since asked Joe F in the USR echo, and expect an answer forthwith.

Regards, Bill
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