Re: Is anyone happy with the 56k cards?

Karl Denninger (karl@Mcs.Net)
Fri, 29 Aug 1997 12:45:43 -0500

NOT true.

I have both here, and there is no appreciable difference.

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On Fri, Aug 29, 1997 at 11:13:42AM -0600, Tim Hodges, Triangle Telephone Cooperative Assoc. wrote: > One more observation about PM-3's generally. We use Ch/T1. I don't have > any choice because it will be long time or never till our switches are > upgraded to ISDN. My hunch from reading the list is that PM-3's fed with > PRI have MUCH better connect rates and better connections generally. > > Tim Hodges > 7thodges@3rivers.net > > > At 12:13 PM 8/29/97 -0400, you wrote: > >We downgraded all our units and are waiting for a comos revision before we > >try implementing the 56k cards/3.7 comos again. I would like to add to this > >thread that the pm3's running old cards and 3.5c6 is *ROCK SOLID* and we > >are *very* happy with them. It is just that the implementation of the 56k > >and/or 3.7 is not ready for prime time. I am patient and will wait till the > >bugs to be ironed out before making any final judgements. Anyone know when > >the new comos update will be out to fix the usr 33.6 and other dropping > >connection problems? Livingston? It would be nice if LE would keep the list > >informed with status reports, etc. instead of ignoring the obvious swelling > >of discontent among PM owners. > > > >Enough said, > > > >Chris Evoy > >HyperNet > >cevoy@lonet.ca > >http://www.lonet.ca > > > > > >---------- > >> From: Jake Messinger <jake@ams.com> > >> To: portmaster-users@livingston.com > >> Subject: Is anyone happy with the 56k cards? > >> Date: Friday, August 29, 1997 10:26 AM > >> > >> I'm seeing enough email on the list to concern me about the performance > >of > >> the PM 3. > >> > >> I would like to know, out of those of you who have the pm 3's with the > >56k > >> cards: > >> > >> Are you happy with them? > >> Are they working okay? > >> Are they faster than the old cards? > >> Are they slower? > >> For those who replaced pm 2's with pm 3's+56k, where are you on the > >> functionality scale? Are you customers getting worse service? The same > >> service, or BETTER service? > >> > >> I ask this for a few reasons: > >> > >> 1. I have a customer who is quite unhappy with the performance of the pm > >> 3 with the 56k cards. He says he is LOOSING customers because of it. > >> He wants to go back to pm 2e's. > >> > >> 2. I need to make a decision as to whether the PM 3 is something I want > >to > >> continue to use, sell and support > >> > >> 3. Livingston, as you may know, has filed with the SEC to sell stocks. I > >> just printed the 108 page filing. I want to make a recommendation as to > >> whether to invest in the company or not and the performance of the PM 3 > >is > >> critical to that recommendation. > >> > >> > >~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ > >> Jake Messinger 713-772-6690 jake@ams.com > >> Advanced Medical Systems, Inc. jake@uh.edu > >> 8300 Bissonnet #400 > >> Houston, Texas 77074 http://www.ams.com/~jake > >> > >~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ > > > > > >