It is known to have connection problems with PM3's (and probably other
systems) says Diamond. A lot of the time it gives up trying to connect at
56k and ends up connecting at 28.8k or 31.2k. It seems to be problems
with the software on the modem.
On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, Jon Rust wrote:
> My excitement of receiving the new cards quickly disappeared the first
> time I tried connecting a Zoom 56kx modem to my PM-3. On one of them,
> nada. On the other, 38k, but a dropped connection shortly thereafter.
>
> So I tried Hayes. Same thing. I've got customers trying Zoltrix, Smart
> Rapid Transit (Apex is the parent company I believe -- they use Lucent
> chips), Falcon, and Supra. Nothing works. :-((((
>
> I'd always assumed everything was gonna be okay since our average connect
> rate for our customers is 31.2. I *always* get a 31.2 connection from my
> house, but can't do dick with any 56k modem I've tried.
>
> The new cards do work though. One of our employees has an ISDN line. When
> he connects with the Zoom thorugh the ISDN line, he gets transfer rates
> of about 5.7kbytes/s (reported connect rate of 48k). Also, most of our
> 28.8/33.6 customers are seeing better connect times and latency is down.
>
> Still a BIG bummer.
>
> PM-3, new cards
> 3.7
> PRI, NI-2
>
> **big sigh**
>
> Sad in SoCal,
> Jon
>