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In article <5jcaqDAImMkyEwVj@fpayne.demon.co.uk>, Frank Payne
<fpayne@fpayne.demon.co.uk> writes
>In article <gEraDBAFXsjyEwNe@sjbcomps.demon.co.uk>, Steve Barnes
><steveb@sjbcomps.demon.co.uk> writes
>>In article <ppxQvCA23NjyEwe5@fpayne.demon.co.uk>, Frank Payne
>><fpayne@fpayne.demon.co.uk> writes
>>>Using a USR Sportster 33.6Vi, I have tried the beta lines and have a
>>>100% failure rate of getting a 33.6 connection. 
>>>
>>>I have tried various suggestions quoted in this NG for the string but
>>>with no success, so I am no back to using the default with TP 3.02beta.
>>>
>>>Worse still, over the past few days I have been unable to get a
>>>connection better than 26.4 from either the beta lines or the Coventry
>>>NER.
>>>
>>>Before I rewire the computer and give BT a  hard time about the line,
>>>has anyone else had this recent degradation in service.
>>>
>>>All replies gratefully recieved. (If this reaches the NG before Monday)
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>I have been using the Beta 33.6k lines since they were announced, with a
>>USR 33.6Vi, and I have to say that I get 33.6 connections 95% of the
>>time, (31.2/33.6 the rest), no line drops and a redial needed so rarely
>>that I could not put a %age on it!  This is from Weymouth, I did notice
>>that when the local POP, (Blanford Forham), closed and I had to start
>>using the national number everything got a lot slower and I had a lot of
>>problems untill I got a good init string for the Ass-end connections!
>>
>>FYI software TP3.01 under win95,
>>Init string for 28.8 Number    SEND 'AT&F1&D3&K3&N16&U4S54=160\r'
>>Init string for 33.6 Number    SEND 'AT&F1&D3&K3S54=64\r'
>>
>>NB I copied and edited the usr28f.mdm to make a usr33f.mdm with the
>>latter string in and a different modem name, you can probably guess
>>what, and edited the connect.ini file directly to make a different named
>>connection for the 33.6 number that uses the 'other' modem, this lets me
>>swap between numbers and settings at the same time with minimum fuss.
>
>Thanks for the advice but, I tried that with the string mentioned above
>and all I got was ERROR. I was obviously doing something wrong. So I am
>now back to the default setting.
>
>However, after posting the original letter I was back up to a 28.8
>connection on both the loacal NER and the beta lines. Better than it was
>but it would still be nice to see a 33.6 connection
>
>Please advise further if at all possible.

A further update: Succeeded in getting a 31.2 and a 33.6 connection.
Login failed at PPP prompt.  Both were at Tele 1. Now I seem to have the
same problem as everyone else:-)

Time for an FAQ perhaps!!!!

Frank

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Frank Payne  Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK
EMail frank@fpayne.demon.co.uk