On Sun 13 Oct at 11:04 Roger Dunk (3:711/953) wrote to Paul Edwards:

 RD> In all the time I've been using a Banksia MyFastModem I 
 RD> havn't had a single problem connecting to any other modem... 
 RD> Maybe I was just lucky that the 10 or so places I've called 
 RD> have not used modems with the Rockwell chipset...

You must lead a charmed life. For a few "interesting" modems try:

Line numbers, modems and direct dial numbers for 3:800/1 as at 17th Aug 1996

Note that 3:800/1 goes off-line at 5:00am each morning and gets back on-line
shortly after 6:00am.

Area code is (08):

 Line number Make/Model/Firmware        Number to dial   Protocols
 ====== =======================              =========   =========
 1-8,14 Hayes Optima 96                      8223 2131   V.21-V.32
      9 Maestro 144M V.32bis V1.707          8223 3913   V.21-V.32bis
     10 Scitec Datalink 14.4k (4.31/3.20)    8223 2043   V.21-V.32bis
     11 Dataplex DPX-225-01 (1.08)           8232 4518   V.21-V.32bis
     12 Banksia V341ASA2 V1.100A-V34_DS 04BC 8232 4590   V.21?-V.34,V.FC
     13 Dataplex DPX-225-01 (1.08)           8232 4346   V.21-V.32bis
     15 Netcomm M34F (V2.61C1)               8232 4329   V.21-V.34,V.FC 
        (first on the 8223 2132 group)       
     16 Avtek Flashmodem (08/03/95 SW R2)    8232 7308   V.21-V.34 (second)
     17 Hayes Optima 288 (5.4)               8232 7309   V.21-V.34,V.FC (third)
     18 Multi-Tech MT2834ZDX (2.09)          8232 4360   V.21-V.34,V.32terbo
        (fourth on the 8223 2132 group)
     20 Avtek Flashmodem (08/03/95 SW R2)    8232 4364   V.21-V.34 (sixth)
     21 Hayes Optima 288 (5.4)                           V.21-V.34,V.FC
        (no direct dial number, seventh on the 8223 2132 group)
     36 Netcomm M34F (2.61C1)                8232 4365   V.21-V.34,V.FC (fifth)

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