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> I just bought a Dynamode 56k external modem. It's based on
> Rockwell chipset, pretty cheap, no printed manual (all on CD),
> etc. ["el-cheapo" kind of modem] but I connect to my university
> at 56k and to ISP at 52k, running WinWG 3.11 @ IBM PS/2 model 70
> [it's a 80486@33 MHz]
> My friend lives close to me and has 33.6k internal, and when
> he connects to the same ISP his modem starts to falldown to about
> 22K, and no effort could prevent this from happening. He runs
> Win98 @ Celeron 300 clocked to 450.
> I think this supports the idea that hardware modems are the best.
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> -MaxVT [[log in to unmask]]
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Not necessarily. I wouldn't come to that conclusion until I tested both
modems at both locations. The cause of the difference COULD be phone
line conditions between the modem and the ISP. I much prefer hardware
modems, but in determinining the cause of line speed problems, I'd
prefer to be sure.
--
Larry Atlow Internet:[log in to unmask]
Microcomputer Analyst Phonenet: (601) 264-9639
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