From: David Newman (dnewman_at_networktest.com)
Date: Sat Mar 11 2000 - 17:33:00 EST
Never have hit 49K, but with or without the latest patch I regularly hit
45300 and 46600; once I got 48000.
dn
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James H. E. Maugham [mailto:CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 2:07 PM
> To: mlemon_at_hickseq.com; thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
> Subject: RE: A few more days with a 600E and questions....
>
>
> 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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