On Wed 28 Aug at 18:48 Poe Lim (3:623/630) wrote to Arthur Marsh:

 AM> I'm told that the Motorola Codex 3266 with 7.8 firmware 
 AM> supporting 33600 bps has been Austel approved, A96/34 
 AM> (?), and that my 
 AM>                                                     
 AM> A96/0344 
AM> replacement unit should be turning up next week.

 PL> Let us know when you get it; we also expect a thorough review. :)

I was promised the 7.8 firmware with 33600 bps support. Instead I received
the 7.7 firmware with a maximum data signalling rate of 28800 bps and the
same dial detection problems as before. The main printed circuit board is
copyrighted 1995, compared with 1992 for the old modem, although there are
not many internal differences.

I'll be writing to Rex Christensen of AUSTEL about it with copies to
various people at Motorola. If one buys such a product with a 2 year
warranty, I expect the supplier to provide updates as bugs are sorted out
and V.34 (1996) gets ratified.

Needless to say I'm unhappy about the situation.

 AM> Of course, now who will review the Penril Datalink 
 AM> V.34M and the General Datacomm V.34 modem?

 PL> I assume these are 33.6k capable; who sells them, and how much?

Not sure about the 33600 bps support. Scitec and General DataComm
respectively, who have offices in Sydney and Melbourne.

 PL> BTW, do you know if the price of the Motorola has been reduced?

Not that I know of.

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