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Peter Cross

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May 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM5/15/97
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Hi ,,
Is the x2 flash available for the courier in the UK ??

Are there any BBS that support x2 ??? ( some people say you can connect to a bbs at 56k other say not , Any comments)

Could somebody tell me where to get a new face plate that says x2 or 56k !!! If you can get one I'll pay the postage :)

If any one has any other info on x2 please mail me .

Thanks
Peter


Peter Cross : Thornton,Lancashire,England
E-Mail : pcr...@zetnet.co.uk

Anthony Hill

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May 16, 1997, 3:00:00 AM5/16/97
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On Thu, 15 May 1997 20:05:56 GMT, pcr...@zetnet.co.uk (Peter Cross)
wrote:

>Hi ,,
>Is the x2 flash available for the courier in the UK ??
>
>Are there any BBS that support x2 ??? ( some people say you can connect to a bbs at 56k >other say not , Any comments)

You can connect to the BBS using X2 if and only if they're
using a Courier I-Modem connected to a ISDN BRI line (err.. I suppose
you could do it if they've got USR MP8/MP16 connected to multiple BRIs
or Total Control connected to PRI/T1/E1 lines, but in that case it the
equipment would be exactly the same as what X2 capable ISPs use, and
most BBSs don't spend that sort of money).

>Could somebody tell me where to get a new face plate that says x2 or 56k !!! If you can >get one I'll pay the postage :)

Contact USR (the sales devision are probably the people to
talk to). These new faceplates will DEFINATELY make the modem go
faster :>

Anthony Hill | Favorite hobby: breaking Windows
ah...@travel-net.com |

David Bowerman

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May 17, 1997, 3:00:00 AM5/17/97
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pcr...@zetnet.co.uk wrote in a message to :

pz> Are there any BBS that support x2 ??? ( some people say you can
pz> connect to a bbs at 56k other say not , Any comments)

Not much use to you calling from the UK but the following North American
systems use Courier I-modems that can act as x2 servers. As usual, subject to
change without notice -- the average life span of a BBS makes a mayfly look
like Methuselah. ;-))

The first 8 numbers support x2 on a regular basis,
the remaining 5 support x2 on an experimental basis.

1-502-245-8117 Janis Kracht Louisville, KY, USA
1-360-427-0407 John Mudge Shelton, WA, USA
1-281-980-1146 Bob Juge Sugar Land, TX, USA
1-281-980-1092 Bob Juge Sugar Land, TX, USA
1-847-884-6289 Joe Frankiewicz Chicago, IL, USA
1-416-749-7230 Ray Dyer Rexdale, ON, Canada
1-609-414-9095 Barry Geller Maple Shade, NJ, USA
1-303-337-8701 Kirby Hylton Aurora, CO, USA
1-810-493-0028 Don Plesky Eastpointe, MI, USA
1-901-386-6067 Phil Arnold Bartlett, TN, USA
1-404-321-9824 Bob McGrath Decatur, GA, USA
1-770-277-0259 Chuck Robinson Lawrenceville, GA, USA
1-803-308-0324 Bob Chapman N Charleston, SC, USA

Regards,
David

--- timEd/2 1.10+

David Bowerman

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May 19, 1997, 3:00:00 AM5/19/97
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na...@mips.rhein-neckar.de wrote in a message to :

> The first 8 numbers support x2 on a regular basis,
>

> 1-502-245-8117 Janis Kracht Louisville, KY, USA

nm> 1st attempt: entertaining noises, no connect
nm> 2nd attempt: 16800/12000 V.34 -urgh!
nm> "x2 Status: Channel will not support 3200 baud" -huh?

The x2 back channel uses a 3200 symbol/second rate. If the channel won't
support a 3200 rate, it won't do x2.

> 1-847-884-6289 Joe Frankiewicz Chicago, IL, USA

nm> 1st attempt: CONNECT 33333/ARQ/x2
nm> 2nd attempt: CONNECT 33333/ARQ/x2
nm> 3rd attempt: CONNECT 16800/ARQ/V34

nm> Oh well.
nm> Anyway, so much for the claim that x2 won't work over a
nm> mu-law/A-law gateway. It's not stellar, but it is very definitely
nm> an x2 connection between a server in North America and a client in
nm> Europe.

Barely. Reminds me of the comment about a dancing bear. It's not how well it
dances, it's the fact that it dances at all. <g>

nm> aty16
nm> -24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x x x . . . . . . 0
nm> -26 . x . . x x x x X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . 2
nm> -28 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X x . . 4
nm> -30 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . 6
nm> -32 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . 8
nm> -34 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . 10
nm> -36 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
nm> Level --------------------Frequency-------------------- Attn
nm> 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
nm> 1 3 4 6 7 9 0 2 3 5 6 8 9 1 2 4 5 7 8 0 1 3 4 6 7
nm> 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5
nm> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Blech.

Alexey Stanovoy

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May 20, 1997, 3:00:00 AM5/20/97
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Hi!

> Oh well.
> Anyway, so much for the claim that x2 won't work over a mu-law/A-law
> gateway. It's not stellar, but it is very definitely an x2 connection
> between a server in North America and a client in Europe.

> Christian 'naddy' Weisgerber na...@mips.rhein-neckar.de
> See another pointless homepage at <URL:http://home.pages.de/~naddy/>.
>

Try to call first Russian x2 ISP in Moskow.

x2 Modem Pool +7 (095) 7379002 andsend me statistics after d/l first 3
files from menu (login: guest - without password). Statistics after
connect ATI6I11Y16.

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With best regards, Unofficial Russian USR User Group
Alexey Stanovoy. "Russian Team USR" Coordinator.
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Christian Weisgerber

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May 20, 1997, 3:00:00 AM5/20/97
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bowe...@direct.ca (David Bowerman) writes:

> The first 8 numbers support x2 on a regular basis,
>
> 1-502-245-8117 Janis Kracht Louisville, KY, USA

1st attempt: entertaining noises, no connect


2nd attempt: 16800/12000 V.34 -urgh!

"x2 Status: Channel will not support 3200 baud" -huh?

> 1-360-427-0407 John Mudge Shelton, WA, USA

no answer

> 1-281-980-1146 Bob Juge Sugar Land, TX, USA

1st attempt: no connect
2nd attempt, x2 disabled: no connect

The modems will produce entertaining noises for some 30 seconds,
eventually the answering modem hangs up.
THIS IS NOT ACCECTABLE. A pair of Couriers won't connect over a
transatlantic line? What is this, the Dark Ages?

> 1-847-884-6289 Joe Frankiewicz Chicago, IL, USA

1st attempt: CONNECT 33333/ARQ/x2
2nd attempt: CONNECT 33333/ARQ/x2
3rd attempt: CONNECT 16800/ARQ/V34

Oh well.
Anyway, so much for the claim that x2 won't work over a mu-law/A-law
gateway. It's not stellar, but it is very definitely an x2 connection
between a server in North America and a client in Europe.

ati6
USRobotics Courier V.Everything Link Diagnostics...

Chars sent 20 Chars Received 1443
Chars lost 0
Octets sent 20 Octets Received 752
Blocks sent 15 Blocks Received 46
Blocks resent 0

Retrains Requested 0 Retrains Granted 0
Line Reversals 0 Blers 0
Link Timeouts 0 Link Naks 0

Data Compression V42BIS 2048/32
Equalization Long
Fallback Enabled
Protocol LAPM SREJ 128/15
Speed 32000/31200
Last Call 00:01:21

Disconnect Reason is Escape code
OK
ati11
USRobotics Courier V.Everything Link Diagnostics...

Modulation x2/V.34+
Carrier Freq ( Hz ) NONE/1920
Symbol Rate 8000/3200
Trellis Code NONE/64S-4D
Nonlinear Encoding NONE/ON
Precoding NONE/OFF
Shaping OFF/ON
Preemphasis Index NONE/0
Recv/Xmit Level (-dBm) 22.1/12.2
SNR ( dB ) 40.2
Near Echo Loss ( dB ) 23.0
Far Echo Loss ( dB )
Roundtrip Delay (msec) 112
Timing Offset ( ppm) -3375
Carrier Offset ( ppm) 10
RX Upshifts 0
RX Downshifts 0
TX Speedshifts 2
x2 Status 0000; 0000-0000-0001-0000-0000-0000; 00,00 003D;01

OK
aty16


-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x x x . . . . . . 0

-26 . x . . x x x x X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . 2

-28 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X x . . 4

-30 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . 6

-32 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . 8

-34 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . 10

-36 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 12

Level --------------------Frequency-------------------- Attn


0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

1 3 4 6 7 9 0 2 3 5 6 8 9 1 2 4 5 7 8 0 1 3 4 6 7

5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OK

For the record:

ati7
USRobotics Courier V.Everything Configuration Profile...

Product type US/Canada External
Options HST,V32bis,Terbo,VFC,V34+,x2
Fax Options Class 1,Class 2.0
Clock Freq 20.16Mhz
Flash ROM 512k
Ram 64k

Supervisor date 02/25/97
DSP date 02/25/97

Supervisor rev 7.1.4
DSP rev 2.2.1

--

Christian Weisgerber

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May 30, 1997, 3:00:00 AM5/30/97
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"Alexey Stanovoy" <xplo...@mail.wplus.net> writes:

> Try to call first Russian x2 ISP in Moskow.
>

> x2 Modem Pool +7 (095) 7379002 and send me statistics after d/l first 3
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Is that +7 95 7379002
or +7 095 7379002 ?

Hmm, either one gives a "no such number" intercept.

Alex Tartakovski

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May 31, 1997, 3:00:00 AM5/31/97
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On 30 May 1997 00:19:26 +0200, na...@mips.rhein-neckar.de (Christian
Weisgerber) wrote:

It should be 7 - 095 - some 7 digit Moscow phone number. 7 and 095 are
Russia's and Moscow international access codes. As usual, your access
code should precede the international number you're dialing. In US you
dial 011 first.

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