From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:03:59 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 683 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Tuesday 19 August 2003 Number 683 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 * Reminder * - Melbourne OS/2 SIG Meeting : List Admin" 2 56k Flex modems : Ian Manners" 3 Re: 56k Flex modems : Michael Barrow" 4 Re: 56k Flex modems : Ed Durrant 5 Re: 56k Flex modems : Michael Barrow" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 02:05:00 +1000 (EDT) From: "List Admin" Subject: * Reminder * - Melbourne OS/2 SIG Meeting We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Melbourne August OS/2 SIG Meeting Date: Tuesday, 26th Aug 2003 Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM Place: Melbourne PC Group Victoria, Australia. John Angelico Presents :- Setting up JunkSpy on the "server side" of a connection to filter junk from a number of email accounts. Demo with Weasel mail server and a demo copy of JunkSpy. The Monthly Meeting of Melbourne OS/2 SIG Normally held the fourth Tuesday of each month. Except December. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 02:17:23 +1000 (EST) From: "Ian Manners" Subject: 56k Flex modems Hi all Here is a question for modem gurus amongst you. If your ISP has V90 56k modem ports, will a 56k Flex modem still connect ok, and at what speed ? 56k 2x, and 56k Flex are the original competing 56k semi standards before 56k V90 was released to be the one Standard. Cheers Ian Manners http://www.os2site dot com/ Sign on motorway garage: PLEASE DO NOT SMOKE NEAR OUR PETROL PUMPS. YOUR LIFE MAY NOT BE WORTH MUCH BUT OUR PETROL IS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 15:41:31 +1000 From: "Michael Barrow" Subject: Re: 56k Flex modems ** Reply to message from "Ian Manners" on Tue, 19 Aug 2003 02:17:23 +1000 (EST) > If your ISP has V90 56k modem ports, will a 56k Flex modem > still connect ok, and at what speed ? > > 56k 2x, and 56k Flex are the original competing 56k semi standards > before 56k V90 was released to be the one Standard. Ian, V90 is supposed to be compatable across both standards. I'll check further at work today. Regards, Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:12:29 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: 56k Flex modems Michael Barrow wrote: > ** Reply to message from "Ian Manners" on Tue, 19 Aug 2003 > 02:17:23 +1000 (EST) > > > > If your ISP has V90 56k modem ports, will a 56k Flex modem > > still connect ok, and at what speed ? > > > > 56k 2x, and 56k Flex are the original competing 56k semi standards > > before 56k V90 was released to be the one Standard. > > Ian, > V90 is supposed to be compatable across both standards. > I'll check further at work today. > Regards, > > Michael No I think it was that K56 Flex and X2 56k modems were designed in such a way that they should have been able to be upgraded to the V90 standard. It is possible that some implementations of V90 also support X2 and K56 but they don't need to and remember the ISP end of a 56k link is not a modem rather a digital connection to a telephone exchange. Most likely is the maximum that a K56 modem can connect to a V90 connection is 28.8 Kb/s. 33.6k was a stretch to the 28.8 standard, much in the way that V92 is a stretch to the V90 standard. Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 05:52:33 +1000 From: "Michael Barrow" Subject: Re: 56k Flex modems ** Reply to message from Ed Durrant on Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:12:29 +1000 Ian / Ed, Bit more info. The K56 Flex was the more direct predecessor of V90. (x2 lost out) My isp iinet has some info on the subject. Try this url and see how you go. http://www.iinet dot net dot au/support/modems/index.html At the bottom of the page is suggestions on locking down to 44k, 33k or 28k when the modem can't hack it. Another point made by several people is that often the line is more of a problem than the modem. Regards, Michael ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------