-> MIKE FARRILL wrote in a message to RICK COLLINS:
->
-> MF> Isn't there some way to trick the modem into thinking that line
-> MF> conditions are better (ie. messing with the so called reserved
-> MF> registers).
->
-> On Rockwell chipset v.34 modems, you can diddle with S191.  Lowering
-> stored in that register will cause the modem to emphasize speed while
-> increasing the number will cause the modem to place more emphasis on
-> stability. If you lower the value, you will get higher speed but
-> unstable connections. That is, if S191=127, decreasing it to 124
-> would cause a higher initial connect speed to be reported while
-> raising it to 130 would cause a lower speed to be reported.  IMHO,
-> not a worthwhile tradeoff since throughput will suffe is moved far
-> from it's optimum value in either direction.
Oh, I'll try it out...  I messed with S91 (which I think sets how strong
a resistor is inside my modem) lower and I got higher speeds and
stronger long distance signals.
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