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Re: (ASCEND) Aptiva 28.8 NO GO
On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, Darkshot wrote:
> > They use the same DSP for the modem and sound card. Unfortunately, the
> > software development seems to lag the real world by a year or two (or
> > three). And don't forget Compaq now... Lucent-based "56K upgradeable"
> > modems in their new ones that ***WILL NOT*** connect to a Max, and no one
> > at Compaq has the SLIGHTEST clue whether their head or their ass is on the
> > phone. To quote a good friend of mine...
I've heard reports that those Lucent chip based Compaq modems won't even
connect to a PM3 with Lucent modems!
> >
> > Can you tell I've had just ONE too many "why does my Sportster keep
> > getting disconnected, you guys suck" email tonight?
Me too. "My modem [which doesn't even have a brand name - purely generic
with a rockwell chip on it] has problems. It's the ISPs fault."
> No kidding. I was really shocked at the IBM tech support weasels using
> USRs lie-lie-lie line to verify correct operation.
That's becuase USR modems are very good at working with crappy modems.
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