USR X2 Modems . Do they Work??? Or just hype.
John Navas
[POSTED TO comp.dcom.modems]
Paul <groc...@idt.net> wrote:
>Yep...the X2 does work! You need 4 things for this to happen, maybe 5:
>
>1-a 33.6 USR modem built after Aug. 15, 1996 with the upgrade.
>2-a line going from your house out to the telephone pole supporting 56K
>transmissions (such as coax or fiber optic lines)
>...
Coax or fiber are not required, just good copper to the telco switch.
p.s. Please help stop the massive inapproproate cross-posting of this
thread!
--
Best regards,
John mailto:JNa...@NavasGrp.Dublin.CA.US http://www.aimnet.com/~jnavas/
28800 Modem FAQ: http://www.aimnet.com/~jnavas/modem/faq.html
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> Subject: Re: USR X2 Modems . Do they Work??? Or just hype.
> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 08:54:57 +0100
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> In article <334cd68a....@news.cadvision.com>, Sir Lick-alot <lick-
> al...@pussy.com> writes
> >On Mon, 7 Apr 1997 19:00:48 +0100, "B.MacDonald"
> ><bu...@nthwd.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>In article <33489B...@atl1.america.net>, DJ-BJ
> >><bre...@atl1.america.net> writes
> >>>> Just because x2 does not work for you doesn't mean it's fraud. All it
> >>>> means is that your phone lines are bad.
> >>>
> >>>And what the fuck you would describe as a good phone line??? the fucking
> >>>test lines that USR in there labs??? Of course there going to get a
> >>>56k line in the labs, USR DIDNT EVEN TEST IT OUTSIDE A FUCKING LAB!
> >>>
> >>
> >>Could you please drop all those technical terms and repost this in plain
> >>language?
> >
> >
> >Basically in plain language... under Ideal conditions you should
> >attain speeds of around 46.666 k and probably sometimes up to 53 k
> >and maybe under less ideal conditions as low as 37k... Moral... make
> >sure you buy your modem at a place with a 30 day return policy. <G>
>
> Thanks Sir Lick-alot, but it was supposed to be sardonic humour....
> Oh, never mind.
> --
> B.MacDonald, Northwood, Middlesex, UK
> E-mail: bu...@nthwd.demon.co.uk
> bu...@dircon.co.uk
Ya just had to spoil it didn't you Mac.