--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 242 USR MODEMS Ref: F3400002 Date: 03/03/98 From: BILL ESPOSITO Time: 05:55pm \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: How to offer 56K to BBS users? Hello All! ok, if I connect my computer to the internet with v.90 courier, will it be possible to offer v.90 to my dial-in users with a standard courier or do I need some expensive rack mounted job connected to digital lines? Bill bespo@cereal.mv.com http/ftp/telnet cereal.mv.com --- GoldEd/2 3.00 alpha1+ - AdeptXBBS v1.11.whatever (FreeWare) * Origin: The Cereal Port BBS 603-899-3335 199.125.78.133 (1:132/152) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 242 USR MODEMS Ref: F3400003 Date: 03/03/98 From: BOB JUGE Time: 08:57pm \/To: BILL ESPOSITO (Read 5 times) Subj: How to offer 56K to BBS users? Bill Esposito wrote in a message to All: BE> ok, if I connect my computer to the internet with v.90 courier, BE> will it be possible to offer v.90 to my dial-in users with a BE> standard courier or do I need some expensive rack mounted job BE> connected to digital lines? You need at mimimum a Courier I-Modem and an ISDN line to offer V.90 server capability to V.90 dialup clients. - Bob Internet : bob@juge.com Telnet, Vmodem, WWW or FTP to juge.com --- timEd/2 1.10+ * Origin: COMM Port OS/2 juge.com 204.89.247.1 (281) 980-9671 (1:106/2000) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 242 USR MODEMS Ref: F3400004 Date: 03/03/98 From: BRUCE WILSON Time: 09:13pm \/To: ALL (Read 6 times) Subj: V.90 Upgrade Availability Below is a copy of a press release from USR dated March 2, but the upgrade still wasn't available via the web site or ftp on March 3, the SDL files there still being those from the end of July. So ... WHEN will the upgrades REALLY be available??? --------------------------------------- 3Com Unveils V.90 56K Standard Upgrades Upgrades For World's Number One Selling U.S. Robotics Desktop Modems Available Now Santa Clara, Calif. -- March 2, 1998 -- 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) today announced the availability of V.90 56K* standard upgrades for its award-winning U.S. Robotics desktop modem line. Additionally, 3Com has released details regarding its hassle-free V.90 upgrade program. Owners of U.S. Robotics x2(TM) modems are guaranteed free upgrades to the new ITU 56K standard. This includes both 33.6 modems previously upgraded to x2 technology and all x2-native 56K modems. Backward Compatibility Once upgraded to V.90, all U.S. Robotics modems are fully backward compatible with x2 technology, enabling users to upgrade with confidence that high-speed service will not be interrupted during their ISP's transition to the V.90 standard. Without backward compatibility, users would be forced to connect at slower V.34 speeds until ISPs have upgraded to V.90. "One of the most important factors in making the transition from proprietary 56K technologies to V.90 easy for both end users and ISPs is backward compatibility," said Lisa Pelgrim, senior analyst at Dataquest. "Unlike some competing modem designs, 3Com's ability to simultaneously support both V.90 and its 56K predecessor in the same product is a major competitive advantage. Users will not have to continually re-install or re-flash their modems to maintain 56K compatibility with the various ports they are dialing into." Hassle-Free Upgrades "3Com's V.90 upgrade program has been specifically engineered to provide the smoothest transition to the new 56K standard," said Don Fotsch, vice president of product management for 3Com's Personal Communications Division. "Our software upgradable platform accelerates U.S. Robotics modem owners along the path to the best possible Internet experience. After a quick and easy upgrade, users will enjoy the fast download speeds and universal compatibility that the 56K standard offers." In 1997, 3Com offered its modem users a simple $60 upgrade path from 33.6 to 56K technology. Utilizing this experience, 3Com offers an even easier upgrade path to the V.90 56K standard. 3Com's 56K Central Web site (www.3com.com/56k) has all the tools needed to determine how to upgrade a U.S. Robotics modem. With 3Com's exclusive Upgrade Advisor Web site, the user simply selects their modem's model number from a list, and the system provides details as to how the user must upgrade. The Upgrade Advisor also indicates the charge for the upgrade**, and when the upgrade will be available. Because all 56K native and most 33.6 U.S. Robotics modems are software upgradable, the majority of users will upgrade to V.90 using 3Com's Modem Update Wizard utility. The Modem Update Wizard can be obtained through a simple software download from 3Com's 56K Central site. After a quick and easy install, the Modem Update Wizard identifies the make and model of the user's U.S. Robotics modem. It then automatically dials into 3Com and upgrades the modem to V.90 technology. A small number of U.S. Robotics modem owners may require a hardware upgrade to the V.90 standard. In these cases, 3Com has also ensured the user experiences a hassle-free process: The Upgrade Advisor informs the user that they must engage in a board swap. Orders can be placed by calling 1-888-IWANT56, and 3Com will ship the V.90 board directly to the user under an advanced exchange program. Once the upgrade is received, the user is required to return their original board to 3Com. This allows the user to upgrade to a faster modem without having to be without a modem. All of 3Com's board-swap upgrades feature software upgradable designs. This protects the user's investment, allowing future upgrades to be accomplished by software download. Availability Today, 3Com has announced the availability of upgrades for its best-selling U.S. Robotics data/fax modems - internal, external and Macintosh models. Users can determine how they may obtain their upgrade using the Upgrade Advisor on 3Com's 56K Central Web site. Upgrades for other 3Com modems will become available shortly. For the latest information and availability dates, please visit www.3com.com/56k, or dial 1-888-IWANT56. Technical Support 3Com has a team available from 8AM to 6PM CST Monday through Friday to answer questions and ensure that everyone's upgrade transition runs smoothly. 3Com technical support can be reached by phone at (847) 982-5151, by email at support@usr.com, or on the Web at www.usr.com/home/online. The V.90 Standard On February 17th, 1998, 3Com shipped the industry's first International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standard-based V.90 modems. 3Com's V.90 products provide their customers a universally interoperable solution with backward compatibility supporting x2 technology and V.90. The 56K standard specification was determined at the February meetings of the ITU in Geneva, Switzerland. At that time, it was given its official V-series number - V.90. The technical aspects of a determined standard were thereby frozen, although there may be subsequent editorial changes. At its September 1998 meeting, the ITU will complete the formalities at which time the determined 56K recommendation becomes a "decision," also referred to as ratification. One of the chief benefits of V.90 technology is its universal compatibility. This enables modem owners to connect to any 56K ISP, regardless of which modem manufacturer's equipment is being used. To that end, 3Com unveiled its Interoperability Testing Program in February, 1998. The program was designed to accelerate universal compatibility across the modem industry. On February 17th, 1998, 3Com and Rockwell Semiconductor Systems announced the successful completion of interoperability testing of their respective implementations of the V.90 standard. True interoperability between 3Com and Rockwell technologies allows for compatibility across the 56K industry and is expected to spur market growth. About 3Com Corporation 3Com Corporation enables individuals and organizations worldwide to communicate and share information and resources at anytime from anywhere. As one of the world's preeminent suppliers of data, voice and video communications technology, 3Com has delivered networking solutions to more than 100 million customers worldwide. The company provides enterprises, network service providers and carriers, small businesses and consumers with comprehensive, innovative information access products and system solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high performance local and wide area networks. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at http://www.3com.com, or the press site at http://www.3com.com/pressbox. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3Com and U.S. Robotics are registered trademarks and x2 is a trademark of 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. * 56Kbps technology refers to server download speeds only and requires compatible modems at server sites. All V.90 products are capable of 56kbps downloads; however, due to FCC rules which restrict power output of service providers' modems, current download speeds are limited to 53 Kbps. Actual speeds may vary depending on line conditions. Uploads travel at speeds up to 31.2 Kbps. Requires phone line compatible with 56K technology. **33.6 modem owners can upgrade to V.90, but they will be charged $60. Free upgrades to V.90 technology apply only to x2-native modems, and modems that were previously upgraded from 33.6 technology to x2 technology. For more information on 3Com's U.S. Robotics 56K standard-compliant modems and upgrades call 1-800-525-USR1 --- Blue Wave v2.12 * Origin: COMM Port OS/2 juge.com 204.89.247.1 (281) 980-9671 (1:106/2000) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 242 USR MODEMS Ref: F3400005 Date: 03/03/98 From: GENE LOWRY Time: 05:54pm \/To: MARK LEWIS (Read 5 times) Subj: Sportster WinModem 33.6 In a message of mark lewis (1:3634/12@fidonet) writes: GL> Thanks Mark, I'm just not an IDE person, went from MFM to ESDI GL> to SCSI myself. ml> not a problem... i used to run ALL of them in one of my boxes here... ml> MFM, RLL, IDE, ESDI, SCSI... it was a very tight fit with port addresses ml> and irqs ... used it for nothing more than a "disk pool" ;-) You are a glutton for punishment :-), I'd forgotten about RLL, did that for a while on a pair of ST-4096 Seagates behind a Perstor controller. "Big" hard disks were a real challenge in DOS 3.x days (remember when over 34Mb was "big"?). Now-a-days you can't even load Win '95 on less than 200Mb and that only if you don't load any applications. Guess I'd better get back on topic though, before one of our Australians takes another wack at the moderator... Gene Lowry --- msged 2.07 * Origin: Bigfoot's RBBS - Tucson,AZ - HST/V.34 - <8:902/1> or (1:300/11) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 242 USR MODEMS Ref: F3400006 Date: 03/03/98 From: ISMAEL CORDEIRO Time: 07:33pm \/To: JEAN PARROT (Read 5 times) Subj: Escape Sequence Dispute Hi, Jean. > IC> That's not correct, Jean. "+++" is the default escape code, not > IC> xoff. JP> Things I write and things I think somehow are different. I will JP> blame my fingers who are trying to beat my keyboard buffer. That seems to be a flow control problem. If you use hardware flow control when you write change to software flow control, or vice-versa. :-) Ismael ___ CRR QWK 1.60+ --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 242 USR MODEMS Ref: F3400007 Date: 03/03/98 From: ISMAEL CORDEIRO Time: 08:16pm \/To: JONATHAN MICHAELS (Read 7 times) Subj: hayes commands In a message to Jean Parrot <25 Feb 98 19:28> Jonathan Michaels wrote: JM> as a matter of interest your 2k4 connect is it a real v.22 bis JM> connect, as it should be if the usr was following the standards JM> correctly OR is it a v.34 connect that has fallen back to 2k4 ? When my Sportster 14400 connects to that BBS it displays 2400/NONE, what means real V.22bis. JM> i am assuming that the commodore is running a real v.22 bis modem, JM> yes ? Yes. JM> thier are still a few 2k4 modem users in my ball park and some of JM> them have great difficulty in negotiating a 2k4 v.22 bis JM> connection, Before buying the Sportster I used an Aprotek Minimodem 2400 and had no problems connecting to BBS's V.32bis modems, mostly Couriers, and recently I tried the old modem with a couple of V.34 Couriers and had no problems either. JM> i am starting to think that the courier i have is not capable if JM> discerening a real v.22 bis modem or is is just not capable of JM> connecting at 2k4 v.22 bis. I don't know how the handshake of a V.34 modem is done but the Courier supports V.22bis and should correctly handshake with V.22bis modems. Ismael ___ CRR QWK 1.60+ --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS. Lasalle, Quebec, Canada (1:167/133) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 242 USR MODEMS Ref: F3400008 Date: 03/03/98 From: WALTER LUFFMAN Time: 10:32am \/To: JEAN PARROT (Read 5 times) Subj: Tech Support -=> Quoting Jean Parrot to Phil Roberts <=- PR> USR makes great modems, so I rarely need tech support, but I dread PR> the day when I do! JP> Phil, your experience and mine are poles apart. My contacts JP> with Tech Support were nothing but the best and the result from them JP> to the good. It seems that the opening and closing part of their JP> message is canned but the meat is in between. I love their JP> sandwitches. JP> But I will agree with you now, USR make a great modem ! They certainly do -- I've moved from a 14.4 Sportster to a 33.6 Sportster to a 33.6 (V.Everything) Courier, and just ordered the X2 upgrade for the Courier in preparation for V.90. All three USR modems still work perfectly, and the Sportsters are still being used by my newphew and niece. Never the first bit of trouble, and connections are always fast and reliable. Of course, the Courier _is_ better than the Sportster -- it's the difference between "excellent" and "superior". As for tech support, the only time I've had to call was when I ordered the X2 upgrade key for the Courier. The techs I spoke with were courteous and knowledgeable -- what more can I say? Walter, wluffman@usit.net CompuServe: 74721,3464 ... Fast lane for USR 33.6k Courier: Rockwell users keep right. ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 [NR] --- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v2.0 * Origin: The NeverEnding BBS/Deltona,FL/407-860-7720/bbs.never (1:3618/555) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 242 USR MODEMS Ref: F3400009 Date: 03/03/98 From: DMITRY KOVAL Time: 12:27am \/To: ALL (Read 7 times) Subj: sportster vs courier HI, All! Is anybody can explain me, difference beetwen subj ? And that device, working better on bad phone lines ? PS sorry 4 bad eng This best wishes, Dmitry. --- GoldED 2.50.Beta6+ * Origin: (2:465/193.5)