Re: v.90 and K56Flex compat (was Re: (PM) modem compatibility (fwd))

modem@ccbc.ml.org
Wed, 11 Feb 1998 00:30:32 -0500 (EST)

Hey what is this V.90 modem I am hearing about, it this another higher
speed modem protocol, heh I just upgraded from 14.4 to 28.8 :P

On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, NOT a LE employee wrote:

> On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, MegaZone wrote:
>
> > Once upon a time Stephen Fisher shaped the electrons to say...
> > >AND does V.90 have the v.8 noise at the beginning of the call? If not I'm
> > >guessing V.90 modems won't mind it if it is still used for K56Flex backwards
> > >compatibility (K56Flex compatibility better be in the Pm3 for a while after
> > >v.90 - not very long needed but a litle while). Am I correct in assuming
> > >this?
> >
> > V.90 does not use the V.8bis tone, I believe it uses V.8. (They are
> > different.) However, modems that remain backwards compatible with K56flex
> > will still have the tone as it is needed for K56flex.
>
> >From a post to another list, that's what I gathered about v.8 and
> v.8bis...
>
> v.8 is a feature announcement
> v.8bis is a multimedia feature announcement
>
> I spent at least an hour trying to find this information, but I think I
> was looking in the wrong places...
>
> > Personally I'd like to see toggles - on|off for both K56flex and V.90.
> > On by default, but able to be disabled for those sites where they simple
> > can't work, or where the ISP only wants to support one. (Like forcing
> > users to goto V.90.)
>
> 8) me too, and I've sent my request to rfe already.... anyone else?
>
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>
> Sherwood
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