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Re: USR Sportster Vi 28.8 connect speeds

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From: Steve Wright
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 1996 00:00
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Steve Wright <steve@stevewri.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
<01bbe09f$2f345000$4143989e@stevewri.demon.co.uk>...
> Hopefully someone will be able to answer this (probably) simple
> question:
> 
> I have a US Robotics Sportster Vi 28.8 Faxmodem. What I'm
> wondering is whether I should be able to connect to Demon at
> 33.6Kbs. The reason behind my thinking is if I ask Win95 to 
> return info about the modem it tells me it's a 33.6 Vi.

I've answered my own question for anyone who has one of
these modems - the answer is yes you can connect at 33.6 - 
I just tried the COLT 0845 number and it worked!
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Date: 1996/12/03
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