joe@trotter.usma.edu (CPT Joe DiGangi) (01/04/89)
I just managed to get my hands on a Hayes V-Series 9600 baud modem for a great price. Just hacking around with it, I managed to sign on only one of the bulletin boards I frequent. I suspect that I may, for the first time since I got an Apple 1200 baud modem, read the manual! Can anyone offer any experienced advice on the pitfalls they have encountered when using this modem with services like CompuServe (using Navigator), AppleLink, GEnie, etc. I'll probably have to find phone lines that will support at least 2400 baud, huh? Are there any that support higher speeds? Thanks for the info. Joe DiGangi
dudevoir@bernoulli.Stanford.EDU (Glen P. Dudevoir) (01/14/89)
In article <1374@trotter.usma.edu> joe@trotter.usma.edu (CPT Joe DiGangi) writes: >I just managed to get my hands on a Hayes V-Series 9600 baud modem for a >great price. Just hacking around with it, I managed to sign on only one >of the bulletin boards I frequent. ... I'll probably have to find phone >lines that will support at >least 2400 baud, huh? Are there any that support higher speeds? Thanks >for the info. What is a good price for a Hayes V-Series 9600 baud modem? How about the Hayes v.32 full duplex modem? Where did you get yours and at what price? I have a v-series 9600 on loan and it is a very nice modem. I have logged onto Compuserve on both 2400 and 1200 baud lines. Unfortunately for me the 2400 baud number is a zone 2 call so what I save in speed from compuserve I pay out to Pacific Bell. I haven't seen any speeds above 2400 adveritised by compuserve. One other note: using 2400 baud vs. 1200 baud definitely does not reduce your time by a factor of two with compuserve, even during file transfer. I have tried this at several different times of the day and the servers seem to be almost as much a bottleneck as the modems. Glen Sorry about the posting, I have tried to reach Joe several times by email but can't seem to get through to trotter.usma.edu
joe@trotter.usma.edu (CPT Joe DiGangi) (01/18/89)
In article <14@bernoulli.stanford.edu>, dudevoir@bernoulli.Stanford.EDU (Glen P. Dudevoir) writes: > What is a good price for a Hayes V-Series 9600 baud modem? How about the > Hayes v.32 full duplex modem? Where did you get yours and at what price? > I have a v-series 9600 on loan and it is a very nice modem. I have logged > onto Compuserve on both 2400 and 1200 baud lines. Unfortunately for > me the 2400 baud number is a zone 2 call so what I save in speed from > compuserve I pay out to Pacific Bell. I haven't seen any speeds above > (etc.) > Glen > Glen, I got the modem through a special group purchase for about 30% off. Apparently the Hayes modem is not completely compatible with some of the emerging 9600 standards yet, but Hayes is offering a chip upgrade for $50 that will probably fix that problem. I like the modem, but I'm waiting on technology to catch up with it so I can use CompuServe, AppleLink, GEnie etc. at 9600 instead of 2400. Does anyone know of any dial-up services that can use 9600? On a related note, I have tested (since it's marketed now, it's OK to say this) Timbuktu Remote, which allows you to _control_ and transfer files from someone else's Mac. What a neat idea! I like it, and 9600 baud is the absolute _slowest_ this can be used at, since the other Mac's screen is drawn on your screen, as well as all of the screen updates. (Glen - tried reaching you to no avail also - try digangi@westpoint.arpa)