--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: CCB00041 Date: 08/06/95 From: BOB JUGE Time: 09:39am \/To: BILL CHEEK (Read 5 times) Subj: v.FC for new ZyXELs Bill Cheek wrote in a message to Bill Beogelein: BB> And assume near zero *NEW* vfc ONLY modems are being sold. No? BC> No. V.FC comes standard with all Hayes v.34, USR v.34, and BC> many other v.34 modems. You would think that two v.34 modems BC> would always negotiate a v.34 connection, but that is not BC> necessarily so. V.FC offers a secondary or backup highspeed BC> protocol if and when v.34 fails and it is known to do that. Bill, this is not exactly true. If both modems have V.34 capability, they will negotiate a V.34 connection, whether V.FC capability's there on both sides or not. If that fails (and it's unlikely it would if both implementations are good, since V.34 supports connect rates all the way from 2400 to 28800 bps), the modems cannot drop back to a V.FC connect negotiation during that same call. To get two modems that support both V.34 and V.FC to connect using V.FC, V.34 capability would have to be manually disabled on one of them. Since V.34 is infinitely more robust than V.FC, I can't see why anyone would ever want to do this. If the line's so bad that V.34 "fails, and is known to do that" because of poor line conditions, I can assure you V.FC wouldn't have a snowball's chance iin hell. Th only good argument (and I do think it is a good one) for the inclusion of V.FC is compatibility with the many, MANY V.FC-only modems out there. - Bob Compuserve: 72662,3547 Internet : bob@juge.com --- timEd/2 1.10.g1+ * Origin: COMM Port OS/2 (713) 980-9671 (1:106/2000) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: CCB00042 Date: 08/05/95 From: ERIC MOK Time: 09:22pm \/To: NIGEL ADLER (Read 5 times) Subj: ZFAX I remember is 3.23. --- GEcho 1.02+ # Origin: Here comes a new BBS --- Power System!!! (Tel: 23535749) (7:1010/858) * Origin: FidoNet <-> YO!Net International Echomail Gateway (1:153/717.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: CCB00043 Date: 08/04/95 From: ANDREW MIFFLETON Time: 04:41pm \/To: LEIF NELAND (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: ISDN Ŀ Leif Neland Hurled this at Jerry Schwartz on 02 Aug 95 23:23:00. Re : ISDN LN> JS> My situation is that I have only two pair coming into the house, LN> JS> and the cost to add more would be several thousand dollars. One LN> JS> pair will always be used as a voice line, leaving only one pair LN> JS> which could be used for anything else. Under those LN> JS> circumstances, could I even ISDN? LN> LN> (If US-ISDN is the same as Euro-ISDN:) LN> LN> On those two pairs, you get 1 ISDN-2. You can have 2 calls at the same time LN> and 8 phonenumbers, eg. for data,fax,voice,kids :-). You can either get a r LN> ISDN-phone or plug your old analog phones in the back of the ZyXel. Who in the U.S. do I contact? is this offered by the local telco? (Southwestern Bell)? Also, one more thing, how does the ZyXEL upgrade work? i mean, i run 2 nodes and have JUST the two modems, and if i'm not mistaken, i have to send my 1496 in, and live without until the 2864 comes back, is this true? if so, looks like i won't be upgrading... i cannot afford to wait several weeks while the whole time i'm waiting, one of my nodes is down... --- GEcho 1.10/gamma * Origin: Reality-ometer: E-[\.......]-F. Hmmph! Thought so! (1:130/608.24) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: CCB00044 Date: 08/05/95 From: STYX ALLUM Time: 01:10am \/To: BERT BURLAND (Read 5 times) Subj: CID vs. FroDo > Styx Allum said to All about CID vs. FroDo: > SA> I have LDFRS (Log Data Following Ring Signal) enabled, and FroDo > SA> answers on the second ring. It just doesn't work. >Do you have "S40.2=1" in your initialization string to enable CND? Yup. (S40=4) > The CID info appears on the FD main screen, in the FD log and in the > DOBBS1.BAT file created by FD. It will appear on my FroDo Terminal screen, but does NOTHING in the mailer screen. I have no init string for teminal mode, so it's using the same config as the mailer screen. > I found it necessary to set (in FDSetup) "Answer Delay" to a > number higher than the default "20". I've tried lots of higher numbers, but to no avail. Currently set at 27, but even 40 didn't work. Something is amiss. > Using a v6.11a ROM and FD220. It works here but circumstances are > never alike. :-\ 6.14 here. I haven't erased/reburned to 6.15 yet. --- * Origin: Out in the Styx - Eugene OR ZyXEL 16.8/V.32b/FAX (1:152/20) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: CCB00045 Date: 08/03/95 From: ROELAND JANSEN Time: 06:17am \/To: DEAN LACHAN (Read 5 times) Subj: ROM upgrade to 28.8K of 1496E+ > It appears that the new ZyXEL modems will have no support > for V.FC as well. actually, it's not implemented right now. if there is enough demand for this lousy non-standard, it may very well be an option to have it implemented. --- FastEcho v1.45+ * Origin: [PC-MOS/386 operating system support] (2:2802/105.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: CCB00046 Date: 08/03/95 From: ROELAND JANSEN Time: 06:20am \/To: ERIC WAMPNER (Read 5 times) Subj: ZyXel analog service on ISDN? > the new ISDN line. Can I plug this into the ZyXEL, or would > I have to buy an external ISDN-POTS conveter? you don't need to buy an ISDN to PSTN stuff. The ISDN version has ine input (ISDN) and a built-in a/b adapter. The latter is used to install your current phone on. I know that the names of the adapters may be different. S/t and NT like stuff. anyone who cares to have the different names grouped so that it can be used as a x-ref ? at least, here is some info from the e2864i manual draft file(s) The 2864I series ISDN modem features one RJ45 phone jack and one RJ11 phone jack . The RJ45 (ISDN S) jack is for ISDN line connection (S/T interface), and the RJ11 jack (PHONE)(it is also known as a/b adapter in European countries) is for an optional connection to an analog telephone equipment such as a telephone set or answering machine or fax machine or modem. --- FastEcho v1.45+ * Origin: [PC-MOS/386 operating system support] (2:2802/105.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: CCB00047 Date: 08/03/95 From: ROELAND JANSEN Time: 06:22am \/To: BOB ALLMAN (Read 5 times) Subj: ROM UPGRADE TO 28.8K > a simple ROM upgrade enables V.Fast 28.8 (not of course ITU > V.34 28.8) on the venerable U-1496 series modems? no, the hardware can't do. --- FastEcho v1.45+ * Origin: [PC-MOS/386 operating system support] (2:2802/105.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: CCB00048 Date: 08/03/95 From: ROELAND JANSEN Time: 06:26am \/To: PETE CAMTODI (Read 5 times) Subj: LCD models > On Tue 25-Jul-1995 8:11a, Jerry Schwartz wrote: > JS> I spoke to ZyXEL yesterday and they advised me that > JS> - The LCD models are 6 months to one year away > That's very unfortunate. Does anybody know how long it was > before ZyXel released their 14k4 LCD after the 14k4 > standard was determined? Was it also 2-3 YEARS? I don't know. I don't think it's 2-3 years. However, I have been told by ZyXEL Taiwan that the release of the lcd version (aka the supreme) would be end of this year, just as the isdn module that is used to upgrade de e2864 into an isdn version. (daugtherboard, some cables and a new front-face-plate) --- FastEcho v1.45+ * Origin: [PC-MOS/386 operating system support] (2:2802/105.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: CCB00049 Date: 08/03/95 From: ROELAND JANSEN Time: 06:28am \/To: JERRY SCHWARTZ (Read 5 times) Subj: New Software for New Modems > Sorry, I wasn't clear - will it work with the NEW modems? I believe that there is new s/w supplied. however, the modems should be backwards compatible with it's command-set. this includes the fax stuff. So I think its safe to assume that it will work. no guarantee however. my beta model has never been sent off to me due to some unkown problems between the guys that should have sent the modem and Taiwan (so they said). --- FastEcho v1.45+ * Origin: [PC-MOS/386 operating system support] (2:2802/105.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: CCB00050 Date: 08/03/95 From: ROELAND JANSEN Time: 06:31am \/To: PETE CAMTODI (Read 5 times) Subj: ZyXel Elite ISDN or NON-ISDN > [1] Buy the ZyXEL Elite 2864I. > [2] Buy the ZyXEL Elite 2864 and later upgrade it to > include ISDN. > Overall price. difference in pricing. that's difficult. last thing I heard was that the ISDN upgrade would be here later this year. e.g. the daugtherboard and it's components to modify the e2864 to an e2864i. the price I heard was approx dfl 350 --- say $200. But that's the dutch price. > Features. added ISDN capabilities. check next mail to see the features of the modem(s) and look for differences between the e2864 and the e2864i version. > Availability dates. see 'overall price'. no guarantees however... --- FastEcho v1.45+ * Origin: [PC-MOS/386 operating system support] (2:2802/105.1)