HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: PPI EPROMS (Re: PPI repair charges)
Date: 7 Jan 1993 05:27:07 -0500
Organization: The Programmers' Pit Stop, Ann Arbor MI
NNTP-Posting-Host: mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us

In article <1993Jan7.061457.15927@informix.com> aland@informix.com (Colonel Panic) writes:
>In the case of my modem, they sent me a wholly different one, so the
>repair must not have been trivial...

This is not necessarily a valid assumption.  Generally speaking there
are several reasons why a company will send you a new or refurbished
modem instead of repairing your old one for warranty service:

1. You're getting a cross-ship replacement.  With companies that have
quality RMA departments, this is the most common reason -- if they
send you the replacement before they get your modem back, it's more
trouble than it's worth for them to subsequently repair your modem and
give it back to you.

2. It would take too long to troubleshoot and repair the problem, so
they give you a refurb while they figure out what's wrong.  Like in
situation (1) above, it would be too much trouble to then send you
back the original modem when they're done fixing it.

3. The modem comes up NPF (No Problem Found), but the company wants to
make sure they don't send the modem back and wind up with you having
the exact same problems.  At least if they *do* replace the modem and
you end up having the same problems, it's likely something you're
doing wrong...

4. Your modem really *is* too far gone to be worth fixing.

In cases 1-3 above, the company usually just sends you a refurbished
modem, and then takes their own sweet time repairing/troubleshooting
your modem.  When they're finished, they refurbish it and use it as a
replacement for someone else's warranty repair.

(ObSupraFlame: All of this applies to customer-oriented companies like
Telebit and USR, of course.  Companies like Supra that have such a
high DOA rate that they have to charge you $20 for a cross-ship are
more likely to just keep your modem for however long it takes to fix
it, even if their repair department is running a 3-month backlog.)

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From: russotto@vnet.ibm.com (Matthew T. Russotto)
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 11:43:34 EST
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: USR Dual Standard Configuration Question/Problem
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
News-Software: UReply 3.1

In <KINGPIN.93Jan4191144@spiff.gnu.ai.mit.edu> Joe Smooth writes:
>Hi I have a USR Dual Standard (the older version with the round LEDs).. I can't
>seem to configure it correctly to connect at the MAXIMUM possible speeds
>and v32 and HST.. the Qmodem modem quick-setup config doesn't really work
>too well.. If anyone has a DS could you please email your configuration
>or something? thanks a lot!
>
>(email responses only please)
>
The relevant settings are &N0 (auto-speed configure) and
B1 (use HST first--
speeds connects to other DSs and HST modems, and if you have the 14400
HST, uses a higher speed).  The factory settings have these set correctly
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: lchiu@iat.holonet.net (Laurence Chiu)
Subject: Supra 14.4 Connect Problems (again)
Organization: HoloNet National Internet Access BBS: 510-704-1058/modem
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 04:52:48 GMT

I have an interesting problem. Just got a Supra v32bis Internal fax modem
with L ROMS. Under Pro/Win works fine and I have been able to connect to
all v32bis modems at full speed. Also to the few 2400 modems locally. 
It's on COM2 IRQ5 since I have COM1 and COM2 already. However tried to
connect to Compuserve and no luck, either 2400 or 9600. Modem answers, I
get CONNECT 2400 message and then it hangs. Occasionally I need to reset
the modem (which means a reboot) to hang up the line. Using Procomm Plus
(DOS) it also just hangs the machine or leaves the phone unable to be hung
up without rebooting. Also have the same problem even trying to reach the
CIS Phones database - 1-800-346-3247.  If anybody has one of these modems
and has any comments, I would be interested in seeing them. Ironically
most of the high speed modem problems are the other way - i.e cannot
connect high speed. Seems strange that a 2400 connect should be a problem. 
Thanks
Laurence Chiu
lchiu@holonet.net


Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: tp924353@kari.canberra.edu.au (Jason Hecker)
Subject: Bimodem specification
Organization: Info Sci & Eng, University of Canberra, AUSTRALIA
Date: 13 Jan 93 01:02:23 GMT

Could someone please point me in the direction of or send me the specs
for bimodem please?

jASON
tp924353@fir.canberra.edu.au

Xref: sparky comp.dcom.modems:19299 biz.comp.telebit:1137
From: horacio@satlink.com.ar (SatLink Administrator)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,,biz.comp.telebit
Subject: Telebit WorldBlazer
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 17:00:40 ARG
Organization: SatLink Communications - Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

I want to buy a Telebit WorldBlazer Modem.
Anybody can send me the specs. and where I can purchase it at the best 
price?

Many tks in advance,
Horacio

Horacio Stolovitzky
Casilla de Correo 3618           Internet Address: postmaster@satlink.com.ar
Correo Central (1000)		 Uucp Address:  ...!uunet!satlink!postmaster
Buenos Aires - ARGENTiNA	 Tel: +54-111-8151

Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: spyder@admiral.uucp (Eric)
Subject: Re: INTEL SATISFAXTION VS. US
Reply-To: spyder@admiral.uucp (Eric)
Organization: The Grid/Waffle BBS, 203-661-2873, -1279, -0450, -2967
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:28:42 GMT

john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas) writes:

> spyder@admiral.uucp (Eric) writes:
> 
>  > Disregarding price (I can get these both for the same price + or -
>  > $3) Which is a better modem, the Intel 14.4 SatisFAXtion or the USR
>  > 14.4 Sportster?.......
> 
> The Sportster.
> 
>  > does anyone out there have any problems regarding connections to
>  > other types of modems?..
> 
> I had problems with the Intel; no problems with the USR.
> 
>  > I already know that the USR 14.4 Sportster will pretty much connect
>  > to everything, and the only drawback is that the modem is not
>  > upgradable to 28.8, and it doesn't have ASL....how about the
>  > Intel?....
> 
> Same.
> 
> Forget "upgradability" -- it's a marketing sham.  You'll spend less
> money by buying a low-cost V.32bis modem now, and just tossing it when
> you're finally ready for V.fast.
> 
> Best regards,
> John
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Yup...I bought the USR, and I'm pretty satisfied with it....
the only thing I miss about the PPI is the LCD screen, but who cares, 
when the modem didn't work anyway...I do have a tiny problem though...
sometimes when I'm typing with the USR, it'll freeze for a second or two, 
and then everything will come out....?

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From: aburt@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu (Andrew Burt)
Subject: Re: Mother Nature vs. Modems
Keywords: zap,uds,digicom
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 22:13:11 GMT

In <1993Jan10.182706.13933@rtfm.mlb.fl.us> luckey@rtfm.mlb.fl.us (Jon Luckey) writes:

>The joys of living in florida!.

>Last night a lightning strike took out two v.32 modems I had set
>up in my house.  And yes, they were run through a lightning protector.
>The strike also made my two line phone into a one line phone with
>additional 2nd line force busy option, and changed one of my TVs
>into a video (no sound) monitor.  Sigh.

And people think I'm kooky when I say I unplug all our stuff almost
every afternoon during Spring-Summer (when Denver gets, as often as not,
an afternoon thunderstorm).  Unplug both power and phone.  Get ready to do
it fast...

(And then people say a VCR+ is a silly thing for those who know how to
program a vcr -- they fail to consider losing ones program every
afternoon :-)
-- 

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"But if he was dying he wouldn't bother to carve "Aaaaargh", he'd just say it."
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Distribution: world
Date: Mon,  4 Jan 93 10:54:06 -0800
From: Zero_One@p101.f701.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Subject: ZyXEL as answering machine ? (PC-Software)
Comment-To: Marc_Liyanage@p101.f701.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Reply-To: Zero_One@p101.f701.n202.z1.fidonet.org
X-FSC-PATH: 202/701

 > Hi all,


 > In article <92Dec29.053504.18632@acs.ucalgary.ca>
 > (comp.dcom.modems), clau@acs.ucalgary.ca (Christopher Lau) writes:
 > [...]

 >> It
 >> uses custom ASICs (no worries about the problems in the Rockwell
chipsets)
 >> a Toshiba 16 (20 for E+/S+ models) MHz 68000 microprocessor,

 > I just had a look inside my S+ and it seems that the MC86000 runs
 > at 16 Mhz.
 > Could it be that my S+ is in fact an S model? It has a "PLUS
 > Enhanced"
 > sticker on the case and the price was rather in the S+ range ;-)
 > The product ID string is U1496S V 5.04e P. Does the P stand for
 > Plus?
 > or should there be a + sign after the U1496S?

 > Could somebody with an S+ tell me what their product ID string is?

You do indeed have a S+.  As you have guessed the P in the ID string
stands for plus.

Tyrone Horton
(Zero One)
Tech Support
ZyXEL USA

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From: jim@jimmc.chi.il.us (jim mcnicholas)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Hayes lawyers intimidate competition (was: Hayes Press Release)
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 93 22:08:03 CST
Reply-To: jim@jimmc.chi.il.us (jim mcnicholas)
Organization: Prime Time Productions Aurora, Illinois

mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:

> In article <105934@bu.edu> heiser@acs.bu.edu (William Heiser) writes:
> >the T3000 doesn't
> >even have FAX capability yet.
> 
> This isn't true -- Telebit has started shipping the T3000/WorldBlazer
> FAX upgrades, although I'm not sure that you can buy a T3000 or WB
> with the FAX ROMs already installed.
> 
> I should also point out that Toby is an engineer, not a marketroid.
> He doesn't write the press releases, but posts them because he thinks
> that they will be of interest to the people reading this group.  I
> would hate to see Toby stop participating because people keep flaming
> him personally for Hayes' actions.
> 
> >I will say, though, that the software bundled with the Hayes
> >is PITIFUL.  Horrible horrible horrible!
        Software so good you can only get it for free!!!
        A line I once heard and I think it rings very true for faxware!
        I bought a ZOOM VFP V.32B/V.42B and then got winfax pro!!
        WOW!!  It really is cool to hit a fax machine/modem that can receive
        at 14.4!!  You should see it fly it's a thing of beauty!! Yes, I
        got the updated mod.exe from the delrina board!  The number is in your
        Owners manual!


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From: birchall@pilot.njin.net (Shag)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: PPI ROM versions, Class 2 Fax (Re: PPI Usage...)
Date: 4 Jan 93 18:56:04 GMT
Organization: Screaming in Digital, the Queensryche Digest

jmccorm@a.cs.okstate.edu (MCCORMICK JOSHUA C) writes:

>I've been out of touch with the modem scene lately, but the last upgrade I had
>was 1.15, and it was flawless. Is that the last version you had as well?

>If you find out any info, please post it.

>BTW, do you know if PPI has any plans to upgrade their modem to Class 2?

I went 1.11h -> 1.15m -> 1.21, ROM-wise.

I have heard rumours of a "PM14400FXMT" or something like that - ending in a
T, I'm pretty sure of, which will support Class 2 FAX, and have a completely
different form factor (low and flat) than the PM14400FXSA.  If the rumours
are true, it will list for $399.  I had been hoping they'd upgrade the FXSA
but now I'm not so sure. :(

-Shag

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From: geoff@zswamp.UUCP (Geoffrey Welsh)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: RTS problem w/USR Dual Standard
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 93 14:56:45 EST
Organization: Izot's Swamp

BJuliano@rm42.ucc.uconn.edu (Bryan Juliano) writes:

> I had my USR square dual standard working fine with RTS/CTS flow control.  
> Today it stopped working.  I was using the R2 command before and now it 
> keeps the modem from communicating as the RS light never comes on.  I 
> verified the lack of RTS with a RS232 led tester.  The results are the same 
> on both com ports on each of two computers, using dos redirection, QModem 
> and Telemate, no RTS.  Any ideas?

   Have you checked the cable (e.g., put the lead tester right on your RS-232 
port)?  Have you tried it with the modem disconnected (to see if it's jamming 
the RTS signal)?

  Geoffrey Welsh, 7 Strath Humber Court, Islington, Ontario, M9A 4C8 Canada
geoff@zswamp.uucp, [xenitec.on.ca|m2xenix.psg.com]!zswamp!geoff (416)258-8467
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From: john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas) 
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: HELP: USR SPORTSTER 14.4
Date: 10 Jan 93 11:38:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591
Reply-To: john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas) 

David Snyder  r3drs@vm1.cc.uakron.edu  writes:

 > I have recently decided to upgrade from my current 2400 baud modem
 > to a V32bis modem.  Due to its recent price drop, and its apparent
 > reliability as a data modem, I am seriously considering the USR
 > sportster 14.4 fax modem.  Before i buy, i have a few questions
 > that hopefully someone here will be kind enough to answer:  I
 > currently have a serial board with (i believe) 16450 Uarts.  If i
 > were to buy the external model, would i have to replace this board
 > with one that had the buffered 16550 uarts?

A 16550 upgrade is definitely recommended.

 > Other than the above, what are the differences in the internal and
 > external models?

None, other than the obvious packaging differences.

 > I have gathered from some of the posts that the sportster is
 > somewhat limited in its fax capability (due to only offering class
 > 1 fax support); is this in fact the case?

No.

 > How does the sportsters fax capability compare with, say the intel
 > satisfaxstation 400? (another modem ive been considering)

As good or better in my tests.

 > Is a rom upgrade to class 2 in the works (or even possible)?

I understand that it's a possibility.

 > (I have no idea of the significance of class 1 or 2, but it seems
 > like a question i should ask)

Class 2 makes the computer<->modem interface less time-critical.
However, with good fax software (like WinFax PRO 3.0) you'll see
little if any difference.

I carefully evaluated the Sportster against the Intel 400, and chose
the Sportster.  I've never regretted that deecision.

Best regards,
John
                                               
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From: duncan@ravel.ati.com (Jim Duncan)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: WB Fax Upgrade
Date: 5 Jan 93 04:37:25 GMT
Reply-To: duncan@ravel.ati.com (Jim Duncan)
Organization: K-FOX 94.5 Classic Rock (KUFX, Gilroy-San Jose, CA)

In article <1993Jan3.141940.19230@kegworks.mn.org> lfahnoe@kegworks.mn.org (Larry Fahnoe) writes:

>But the offer was for a hardware upgrade; none of the ads that I read said
>anything about Telebit offering software, so I would chalk the coupon up
>as a goodwill gesture. 

It may be an attempt at a goodwill gesture, but it sure would've been
handy if they had lab tested the WB fax upgrade with a more attractive
software package such as perhaps the highly regarded Digifax, which is
apparently available for less than half the cost of Faximum ($290 vs.
$625).  

And indeed, I think that the Telebit phone representatives were
conscious of this little social problem as when I asked about the
availability and cost of SysV fax software, they all said something
like, "I don't know exactly what the cost is, but you can call Faximum
directly at 604-xxx-xxxx and ask them.".  Obviously, they had had so
many initial negative reactions over the phone that is was convenient
to just "forget" the price.     

Yes, that is a goodly sized chunk of change for the
>software, but based on previous discussions in this group, there are other
>packages available that will probably work. 
>
Thank God for that.  But it just means more fooling around and delays
as various users tinker and experiment with alternatives.  I bet there
isn't a single WB user that will avail themselves of the gracious
Telebit Faximum offer.   

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From: larry@news.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Subject: Re: INTEL VS AT&T
Organization: Gator Communications - Feeds-R-Us 219-289-3745 
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 22:44:20 GMT

eng10081@nusunix1.nus.sg (PAN SOON KEONG) writes:

>How about the AT&T Paradyne Dataport modem?   It seem to be getting a
>lot of praises.    What is  this Optical Phone Line Interface?   Is 
>it good ?    Any one have comments about that?

Where have you seen info on the AT&T modems besides here on the net?

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: Ashley@chaz.demon.co.uk (Charles Ashley)
Subject: Latest V.fast info??
Distribution: world
Organization: Learned Information (Europe) Ltd.
Reply-To: ashley@chaz.demon.co.uk
X-Mailer: Simple NEWS 1.90 (ka9q DIS 1.19)
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:44:56 +0000

Hi all,

I'm wondering if anybody knows the latest gossip on the V.fast standards, 
and if so, where I can FTP to find them.

cheers.
CA
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From: hm002b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (PRIMUS SUCKS!)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: ZyXEL U-1496E does it really have a MC68000??
Date: 10 Jan 93 03:30:33 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

In article:
I was just wondering does the ZyXEL u-1496E really have a 68000 cpu? I have
a 1496E and I opened it up and I could not find the 68000 chip is it there? 
Hasit
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: tim@boxhill.com (Timothy Jones)
Subject: call waiting
Organization: Box Hill Systems Corporation, New York, NY
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 15:25:34 GMT

I am using a ZyXEL E+ and have call waiting on my phone line, which I also use
for voice.  I would like the modem to hang up when another call comes in so my
phone will ring.  (I usually run TCP sessions over PPP, so I don't care if
connections are temporarily broken.)

I set S10=1, but when a call comes in, the modem simply tries to retrain
instead of hanging up.  Is there any way of telling the modem to not retrain
(and hang up) when the carrier is dropped, and to retrain when the line
becomes otherwise noisy?  I normally use the multi-auto DCE rate (&N0).

Thanks,
Tim
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu (Eric Forbis )
Subject: Re: Digicom Scout+ problems
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 04:24:40 GMT

In article <9301070210.AA05696@poincare.phys.cmu.edu> keister@poincare.phys.cmu.edu (Bradley D. Keister) writes:
>I'm having two intermittent problems with a Digicom Scout+ on a
>Gateway 16 MHz 386sx.
>
>1.  Occasionally, when I've used the modem for some application, it
>will answer the phone (which is used for voice!) with its tone, even
>though I've set every initialization string I can find to turn off
>auto answer (ATS0=0).  Perhaps I've missed something, but it's getting
>to the point where, after running any communication session, I will
>start kermit or procomm and type AT*O just to make sure that S0 really
>is zero.  It does appear that the AT&F reset command sets S0=2, so
>perhaps there's an additional software reset being made that I haven't
>seen.  Is there a clean way around this?

I don't know how clean this is, but I put my desired string into the 
volatile memory by following it with an AT&W, then call it with ATZ, instead 
of the factory default with AT&F.

>2.  There are also times (which keep recurring, though I can't
>forcibly reproduce them) where the modem becomes completely silent,
>that is, it gives no response whatsoever to any AT commands, including
>AT*O, and various AT&F commands (even repeated); by "silent" I mean
>not just no echo, but no OK, either.  The only way I can remedy this
>is to reboot, and, in a few instances, use the reset button.  Is this
>something I should expect, and/or is there a way around it?

Mine won't respond on com port 2 (on a Zeos 386SX20), though if I start on 
com port 4 (where it works normally) then switch to com port 2, it will work 
till I power down; it won't respond when power's reapplied. I use &C1&D2 in 
my initialization string; though this is a factory setting, it doesn't work 
normally until I include it. I've been trying to call Digicom's technical 
assistance number; if they ever call back, I'll relate what they have to 
say. Digicom has a BBS at (408)262-1412; I haven't tried it yet, but it may 
be helpful.
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