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From: Bernie <bernie AT mbox302 DOT swipnet DOT se>
Subject: Re: Master/slave jumper settings
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:46:37 +0100
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Pat wrote:
>Look at the mess with modem standards: VFP, v.32/v.32bis. V.90, Kflex.
>And the list just goes on and on and on, with no end in site.

And what about the slots in the computer? You've got ISA, EISA, VLB,
MCA-16, MCA-32, PCI and AGP. Such a comparison is just as stupid as the one
you just did with modem standards. They are diffrent versions, although the
"big 56K battle" wasn't of any use for anyone.

>I now have a 58K moddem with both Kflex and v.90 and can get fast
>connections no matter what I connect to. But with my old 28.8 VFP modem
>I could not connect at 28.8 with many of the 33K and 56K modems out
>there. Some of these connect would never go higher than 14.4. Why,
>because of incomaptibility. No get a load of this.
(snip)

I had a problem just like yours. I could only connect with 14k4 to my first
ISP. A class mate that had the same ISP and who lived out in "nowhere" was
able to get higher speeds (28k8). Everywhere else I dialed (when I switched
ISP and the few BBSes that were still operational at the time - 1995)
worked just fine. I later sold the modem to another class mates brother
when I got a 33k6 modem (that's supposed to be upgradable but I've never
dared to try it - there was to much documentation to read <g>).
//Bernie