Re: (PM) V.90 bitching
Andrew Doolittle (andy@livingston.com)
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 12:30:18 -0700
At 12:42 PM 6/11/98 -0500, Brian Elfert wrote:
>I assume that the reason everyone is screaming about the V.90 delay is
>because they want to support USR client modems at 56K speeds.
>
>If you have a PM3, then when you bought it, you knew you couldn't support
>USR client modems at 56K speeds. PM3s and USR client modems have been
>incompatible at 56K speeds for over a year now. Why the big rush now?
>
>If everyone has this need to support USR client modems, why didn't you
>buy a USR server product? If you had done so, you could have been
>supporting USR clients for over a year.
>
>Personally, I have three Total Control racks and two PM3s so I support
>both x2 and K56Flex. Adding V.90 to the Total Control racks was really
>just an added bonus, as I already supported both USR and non-USR 56K
>modems.
>
>Operationally, the Total Controls are a nightmare, but they work 99% of
>the time once configured. From a network standpoint, I could have a
>better network if USR supported OSPF.
>
>Once V.90 is stable on the PM3, I'm seriously thinking of junking two of
>my Total Controls, and getting PM3s as replacements.
Maybe you can trade with Michael Alfinito
>Brian
>
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