Shore v.90 vrs TIAC v.90 comment

[Dave C.]

Diamond modems are consistently rated higher than USR modems for
*reliable* connections, and they cost a lot less than 3Com/USR modems.
FWIW, I have a 3Com/USR 5687 V.90/x2 and a Diamond SupraExpress 56e
V.90/K56Flex. The Diamond is much more reliable, and they both connect
to 3Com/USR server equipment. Last I heard, Diamond was the second
largest modem manufacturer, second only to 3Com/USR. If my experience
is typical, I predict Diamond will be #1 soon. The only minor advantage
the USR modem has is that *sometimes* it will give faster data
throughput than the Diamond. But speed doesn't matter much if you lose
your connection halfway through a download. With the Diamond, you are
more likely to finish the download. As always, YMMV. Anyway, I'm not
surprised to learn that someone else is getting better (Diamond to USR)
connections than (USR to USR) connections, and I doubt if his USR modem
is "screwy" . . . it's probably working just as it was intended to work.
Diamond kicks USR's ass, IMHO. -Dave

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Martin Hannigan <news-h...@shore.net> wrote in message
news:78v549$k...@shell3.shore.net...

>>If you had a tenuous v.90 connection with TIAC using a USR modem and
>>expect the same performance with Shore, do yourself a favor and drop
>>$59.00 on a new Kflex-based modem (I bought a Diamond SupraMax)...
>>It seems, and I'm SURE I'll be corrected here, that TIACs architecture
>>is predicated on an X2 platform with v.90 overlays, and Shore is
>>predicated on Kflex with v.90.
>>After installing the Supra, my connection is significantly faster and
>>much more solid.
>>No flaming allowed. My simplified assumptions above may be vague,
>>but my end results are dead-on.
>>
>>Beats messing around for hours and hours with AT commands....
>>
>>
>>AC
>
>It *shouldn't* matter really, although I don't know about
>differences in vendors v.90 code, but it is a standard...
>
>And I'm really surprised that you had trouble with your USR to
>USR gear. Perhaps your modem was/is screwy?
>
>-M
>

[Jay D Ribak]

I have yet to see any reliable data on which modems are 'better' than
others. There are a lot of conditions which affect things like connect
speeds, download throughputs, and modem uptime, with only a scant few of
which have to do with the modem itself. FWIW, I am using a USR X.2 upgraded
to V.90, connecting to a Lucent/Rockwell KFlex upgraded to V.90 and I
consistently get 49.33Kb/s connect speeds, as well as uptimes of 12 hours at
a time. From what I have read, the Lucent/Rockwell chipsets are supposed
to be crappy, yet I get great connections out of them. I doubt that we
will see any kind of data on this subject, as the conditions cannot be
reproduced anywhere except the original testing center. The lab may have
brand new cable connected to digital switches, while the home user with the
same modem has decades old cable connected to ancient analog switches. As
the saying goes, YMMV.

jay R.

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