hodas@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas) (03/27/91)
In article <59662@aurs01.UUCP> luce@aurw46.UUCP (J. Luce) writes: >I talked to PPI and was told that the V.32bis version of the 9600SA >shoud be out in about 60 days. All the people with the V.32-only modem >will have an upgrade offered to them. > >However, that means I'll just wait 60 days to order... :) Well, I don't know who you (J. Luce) talked to, but I just got off the phone from a very disturbing talk with practical peripherals tech-support. Yesterday I called to ask about status of V.32bis and had the following conversation (approximately): Me: What is the status of you guys doing V.32bis? Him: Well, we are waiting for it to be implemented. Me: You mean you are waiting for the chip-set to be finished? Him: No, we are aiting for CCITT to approve the standard. Me (In pain): Well, it's my understanding that the standard was approved on March 8th. Him: Well, let me check on that and get back to you tomorrow. So, this afternoon I get get a call and the guy says that they are planning a V.32bis release for this FALL!! I asked him why it would take so long, since many other vendors already have tentative implementations on the market. He said something like "Well, the people who are implementing it are holding on to it for themselves... Anyone who wnats to sell one will have to implement it themselves." I am not sure what he means, unless he is saying that there is not going to be a Rockwell chip-set for V.32bis, which I would find quite strange. I registered my extreme displeasure, saying that when I decided to buy the 9600SA it was based partly on conversations with tech in which they strongly implied that a V.32bis upgrade would be available (inexpensively) within a month or two of CCITT approval. I also said that it seemed that they were really shooting themselves in the foot by giving it such low priority (he mentioned that they had other more important projects to work on right now) since many people were bypassing V.32 to buy V.32bis modems. So, that's my news. If anyone has anything to add, or can authoritatively tell me that this guy was wrong, I would LOVE to hear it, since I have 2 9600SA's. Josh PS: Also, I would reccomend that all of you with 9600SA's call PP and register your dissatisfaction with this policy. Maybe if we can get enough calls in, and make it clear that we will not reccommend the modem to friends and clients until this is resolved, we can get a shift in policy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Josh Hodas Home Phone: (215) 222-7112 4223 Pine Street School Office Phone: (215) 898-9514 Philadelphia, PA 19104 New E-Mail Address: hodas@saul.cis.upenn.edu