Hi David,

>Blitzer 2400bps.
>The time has come to upgrade to a faster one. I have been reading in
>this pages about rock solid 14400bps modems, modems that are able to
>cope with all kinds of adverse line conditions, which they whern't able
> to do a couple of years ago.Well, that's exactly what I'm looking
>for.
>I would very much like to know which are these modems? Looking
>forward,to hear from you and, your recommendations as well as your
>advise.

DAVID LAPWORTH wrote to: BILL PIEHLER

DL>I originally had a Dynalink 1414VQH (with the Rockwell chipset) and this
DL>wasn't terribly reliable it used to disconnect at random intervals (normally
DL>95% of the way through a download) and for some reason it hated uploading
DL>anything.  So I returned it and it was replaced with a later model Dynalink

I just went through a similar performance with a Banksia 14400bps modem

DL>1414 (with a Cyrus Logic chipset) and this was extremely reliable I never ha
DL>connection problems and up/downloads were reliable.  Unfortunately I sold it
DL>recently to replace it with Dynalinks V34+ modem and now my troubles have
DL>started all over again.  The first modem used to stop sending data for 30
DL>seconds or so every few minutes which was extremely frustrating when chating
DL>or trying to send files to someone (downloads seemed ok), the second modem
DL>wouldn't upload using zmodem at all and very slowly using xmodem but text an
DL>downloads were ok, the third modem is currently working ok but there have be
DL>some mysterious disconnects but I have found no pattern to these yet.  Maybe
DL>should have waited for the second generation V34+ modems to come out before
DL>discarding my reliable 14kbps Dynalink modem.

Then I had a Banksia 28800 etc and it gave me even more probs. Reading
in this conference, and in the Comm. conference I think the main problem
was, that both the Banksia modems had an RPI interface, which my
software was not compatable with.
The comm program that came with it (Quick Link II) was the same as the
one I got with my old 2400 and has no Z modem protocol. When I tryed it
it wouldn't work very well at all.
So the modems connected O.K. but not for very long and garbage came down
the line. Any way on top of that I had a bad line, which Telstra fixed
as well as they could.
Now with my 2400 I have no probs, exept for being slow. Like a donkey.
It even picks up again without any fault, when my wife attempts to us
the other phone, to make a call at the same time I'm on line, downldg a
file.
So you reckon you had a good run with your 14400 Dynalink? Will keep it
in mind.

Thanks David for this

Cya Bill.

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E-mail: bill.piehler{at}ssbbs.brisnet.org.au


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