> We have a PM3 installed since about 1 month with 2 CT1 giving us 48
> channels. We've got the COMOS 3.7.2c2 in it.
What's c2 do?
> Most of our customer are connecting at speed like 26400 or even worst at
> 24000. Many of them are telling us that they have a K56Flex modem. We also
Honestly, those aren't bad rates for POTS telephone lines at all.
> did check with them the version of code in their modem. Some are more
> recent than 1.009 some dont but almost every one are telling us that they
> do K56 with other ISP.
You have trunk-side CT1's right? The things you are talking about seem like
a line-side CT1.
> When we tell them to put some coma after the phone number they get
> connected at 28800 but rarely over that. Also there are few of them able to
> connect at 31200. We are not sure now if the PM3 is as good as the sales
> rep said! We also have a Total Control fully loaded with 2 PRI and I even
Believe me it sure is as good as they say:
Connect Rate summary (rate - % cons - # cons - total % >= rate)
50000 0.27% 22/8094 0.28%
46000 0.22% 18/8094 0.51%
44000 0.74% 60/8094 1.25%
42000 1.41% 114/8094 2.66%
40000 0.01% 1/8094 2.67%
38000 0.01% 1/8094 2.68%
36000 0.04% 3/8094 2.72%
33600 2.52% 204/8094 5.24%
31200 22.15% 1793/8094 27.39%
28800 25.23% 2042/8094 52.62%
26400 15.17% 1228/8094 67.79%
24000 8.40% 680/8094 76.19%
Those rates are *damn* good :-)
..and this is in a rural area
> connect at 19200 all the time on it with my thinkpad (equiped with a 14,400
> bps) and I do transfert file at 1.9Kbytes/sec all the time but I cant say
Now let's take a look at that: 14.4k modem connecting at 19.2k every time.
That's probably your port rate of 19.2 showing up each time and theres no
telling what rate your 14.4k modem is connecting at (though from my years of
isp'ing and years of bbs sysoping it is almost always 14.4k - sometimes
12k).
> the same for the PM3. All our customer with X2 are flying (at least they
> try ;-) )on the net but so far we only did connect 1 time with Kflex at a
> poor 40000.
>
> Am I missing something? I've read that many of you out there are having
> almost the same problem. Does someone can tell me the FINAL STORY once for
> all.
>
> Just one last thing, at the beginning we were having a PM2er and allways
> been satisfied with it, when we came to buy the Total Control, i didn't
> like the Idea since US Robotics is not so friendly when it come to support
> and I have always had good answer from Livingston. I was please when we did
> receive our PM3 but now I dont know what to think about it. I'm a little
> bit disapointed of the performance.
Not to worry, the PM3 will kick butt once everything is "tweaked."
a) Make sure you are using trunk-side CT1's
b) Are you using PRI's or CT1's on the USR TC's?
c) What is the padding level on the CT1's
d) What kind of rates do you get going long distance into it vs. local
e) What encoding/framing are you using B8ZS/ESF or AMI/SF(D4)?
f) What kind of trunk signalling (E&M wink or immediate start or loop start)
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