[H-GEN] 24/7 56k modems

[Sid Young]

Howdy,

My thoughts from 18 years of using modems:

	1. I tend to buy Banksia modems, here at work they use Netcomms.
	2. The US Robotics, Hayes and M-wave ones cause me no end of problems.
	3. What brand does your ISP have, that would be worth considering.
	4. have a look at http://help.powerup.com.au

At 15:29 20/10/98 +1000, you wrote:
>
>Folks,
>
>I've received a wonderful mixture of recommendations from a few ISP's
>regarding modems recommended for 24 hr use.  Some praise X2 but recognise
>that it's critical mass is far less than k56flex.  Others recommend
>k56flex purely for the number of people using it.
>
>The other however, recommend v.90, the ITU standard.  What I'm not clear
>on, is which of the following is true, if any: 
> -v.90 is backward compatible with x2
> -v.90 is backward compatible kflex
> -v.90 is a least common denominator of x2 and flex
> -v.90 is less robust than x2 but more robust than kflex (stable carrier)
> -v.90 is like a 3rd standard, where it's neither kflex nor x2 compatible
> 
>If your ISP states they have 'kflex' support, does that in fact mean a
>v.90 will work with it?
>Likewise, there's a US Robotics modem that is v.90 and x2 compatible,
>which if the assumption that v.90 is backward compatible with both kflex
>and x2, then the USR modem is also kflex compatible?
>
>
>Er...... how shall I put the above simply.... maybe I'll ask one question:
>
>If your ISP recommends v.90, what brand/model would -you- buy for a
>24hr/7day link?
>
>Cheers,
>David
>
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