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jult@xs4all.DELTHIS.nl wrote:

>My advice to all those having bought a USR 33k6 modem
>(and not yet upgraded to x2 or never will be able to):
>
>Change the 'auto-speed-detection' into AT&U$ en AT&N16
>in your default startup stringz. Where the $ is the highest possible
>speed you can think of getting any bottom-speed-connection
>with for sure (in my case it's set to AT&U6 (9600) to still
>be able to connect with old fax-machines).
>AT&N16 (33k6) is the top value most of the time
>when you have a 33k6 modem.
>This will considerably shorten the handshaking
>and logging-in times on most usr-modems as well!
>If you never get connects slower than 28k8
>you can make it even shorter by changing AT&U
>to match that value (=AT&U14 or AT&U13 to be safe).
>...

No offense, but I'm afraid that in most cases this is bad advice --
although it might help in working around a particular and unusually bad
line condition, setting a speed range with &Un&Nn will not affect the
negotiation speed (handshaking time) of a normal connection.

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Best regards,
John  mailto:JNavas@NavasGrp.Dublin.CA.US  http://www.aimnet.com/~jnavas/
      28800 Modem FAQ:  http://www.aimnet.com/~jnavas/modem/faq.html