From: James H. E. Maugham (CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com)
Date: Sat Mar 11 2000 - 14:07:00 EST
FWIW, both of my 600s (PII 266 W98SE and PII 300 W2K) have the latest V90
updates and the modems work just fine. I consistently get 49K connects on the
same phoneline on which my desktop Zoom Dualmode can only achieve 44K.
If I switch to the phone line my wife had installed for her office, the 600s go
to 52K and the Zoom goes to 49K. Seems as though the lines have a lot more to do
with connect speeds than I would have thought possible given that all six of the
lines coming into my house are connected to the same phone co. office.
Regards,
James
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Lemon [mailto:mlemon_at_hickseq.com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 2:49 PM
> To: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
> Subject: RE: A few more days with a 600E and questions....
>
>
> According to several posts here over the last couple of years,
> the consensus is that the DSP modems that come in the 600's
> are not up to the quality of the rest of the system.
>
> While some folks with good connections have no problem, others
> just never achieve the rated numbers for a 56K. For example,
> I've installed every upgrade, but only once have I ever got
> a connection over 28.8. Most of the time I'm at 26.something.
>
> That having been said, I have noticed greater reliability of
> connection with the latest drivers.
>
> I've got 2 different TP600's, one on 98, other on NT.
> Your results may vary.
>
> Mark
>
> >
> >
> > > > Still love the screen and the speed.
> > > > Not as impressed with the modem..... Is this some sort of oddball
> > > > modem? What is a "DSP"?
> > >
> > > DSP = Digital Signal Processor..
> > > (Mwave, in an earlier incarnation)
> >
> > One problem you may encounter with the modem is that it won't
> > connect at
> > all, or only at low speeds, with some sites. You can fix
> > this by getting
> > the V.90 driver for the modem off IBM's support site at
> www.pc.ibm.com.
>
> My 600E (2645-8AU) did not come with the latest and greatest driver, and
> installing it seemed to fix my connect problem.
>
> dn
>
>
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