GC>    I have two friends who run two Fidonet BBSs, that is WAKE UP! BBS
GC>(2:334/204, telnet or ftp bbs.gvo.it) run by Guido and DELENDA
GC>(2:334/20CARTHAGO BBS 1, delenda.gvo.it) run by Sandro.
GC>    Guido is an Internet Service Provider too, and Sandro has a
GC>19.2kb direct connection (leased line) with him for Internet.
GC>    Sandro has always been using USR Couriers, and was quite pleased
GC>to see me having a 33.600 connection to his BBS with my SupraFAXModem
GC>288, beta 1.440-18.
GC>    Now he would like to get two Supra V34 modems, so that he can put
GC>them on the leased line between his BBS and Guido's Internet
GC>connection.
GC>    But before ordering the modems, he's got some doubts:
GC>1) Is it possible to use one of your modems over a leased line (my
GC>modem's manual reads: &Ln     Line Type Selection --- &L0    Dial-up
GC>line Default --- &L1    Leased Line  /(not supported)/)??
        2-Wire Lease Line, YES (see V34_LL.TXT)
GC>2) Is it possible to disable every protocol but V34 (I do not know
GC>why he asks this)?
        +MS=V34,0,2400,33600
GC>3) What is the sysop deal here in EUROPE (Italy)? If you do not know,
GC>who should I contact in Europe?
        I don't think it is Euro specific, but the current
        deal is 159.95 (SFM288 Ext (w/33.6k)) + 80.00 shipping.
GC>    right now they are using DIGICOMM modems, they had problems
GC>setting them up for a leased line, everybody kept saying it was not
GC>possible, the manual does not mention it, but when Guido called a
GC>friend who works at DIGICOMM he got some fancy values for some S
GC>registers and now it works beautifully!! (So I think you can do that
GC>with Supra modems too, please just tell me the secret!)
        Yup, I did the same thing...see the V34_LL.TXT file.
GC>P. S.     beta 18 upgrade works very well when connecting to these
GC>BBSs, I get 33.660 with USR Courier, I downloaded
GC>kbytes     minutes        secs        cps     retries
GC>9799           46               14          3616     11
GC>4703           21               59          3650     ?
GC>3081           14               19          3676      2
GC>    Did you see this? I can't believe someone is still argueing about
GC>14.4-28.8 kbaud connections!!
GC>BUT! When I connect to my ISP the modem can not connect to the other
GC>one for the first 3 times, it connects only at the 4th try, at the
GC>point when you usually get a connection you keep hearing the modems
GC>doing whistles (this never happened with 1.440-12)
GC>thanx a lot!!  And keep up the great job!!! I could not believe it
GC>when I read I could upgrade to 33.660
        What kind of modem is at the ISP...I wonder if on the 4th call
        you're getting a different bank of modems?
-Patrick Moore
 Sysop of Supra BBS 
CMPQwk1.42 331ūSet S11=50 for faster dialing.
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