Re: Which external modem should I get <- Any old serial type will work

[John Bridleman <jbridleman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

* Bruce Smith (bruce@armintl.com) wrote:
> Yes!  If you want a specific recommendation, USR/3COM makes
> a "Pro" modem which is a non-winmodem, and even mentions
> Linux compatibility on the box.  Both internal and external 
> versions are available.
I have a USR Sportster Faxmodem V.90 x2

> It's probably not the cheapest modem you can find, but the
> quality is outstanding.  I recently upgraded my home modem to 
> one of these, and after years of 26.6K connects on a 56K Hayes 
> modem, I moved up to the 36-42K connect range!!!  Right now
> I'm connected as:   CONNECT 38666/ARQ/V90/LAPM/V42BIS
> It's no DSL or cable modem, but I'll take what I can get out 
> here in the sticks!   :-)
> 
I'm connected at 49333/ARQ. Since I got this modem I thought I was having
problems with the phone line. Sometimes when dialing I would hear a high
pitched whine. Ameritech said that the power from the modem was "feeding
back" down the phone line and that was causing problems. I am frequently
dropping connections. The last time I heard the noise while dialing I picked
the phone up and shut off the modem and the noise went away.

Is Ameritech feeding me a line of crap or is this a real issue? Also it
doesn't look like I'm getting a v90 connection. Since I only got a Windows
CDROM with the modem is there another source for documentation? What should
I be using for a connect string?
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John Bridleman / jbridleman@voyager.net