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On Thu, 20 Mar 1997 20:23:09 -0500, Frank Kahle <frank@igs.net> wrote:
>This was issued to IGS customers. I have decided to post this to the
>General public to get some "REAL" info out there.
>
>Frank
>
>*********************** 56K Modem News  ****************************
>
>We have had a lot of queries about 56K Modems.  In our honest Opinion
>its a
>lot more Hype than reality. Yes we will support 56K modems and we will
>probably (at least initially) support the Motorola/Lucent/Rockwell  K56

	Hmm, I guess we know what sort of chipsets are used in the
modems that ISG is using :>.  Basically every ISP that has announced
which of the two protocols they'll be using are ISPs who are currently
using hardware which will be upgradable to that protocol, everything
else they say is little more then justification to the users who own
modems which will not be compatible with the ISPs hardware.  Of
course, given the fact that ISP hardware runs at about $600+ per port,
this isn't too suprising.

>'Standard'.  Of course we will also support the final standard when it
>comes out.  US Robotics is shipping its X2 56K product (actually 53K)
>but
>they are not yet shipping the server software yet, and if you have to

	The server code shipped over a week ago.

>upgrade your sportster it will cost you $60 USD.  Please be careful with

	The $60 upgrade for Sportsters is likely to be one of the
cheapest upgrades availible.

>this technology, its a lot more hype than fact at this point.  However
>don't believe me see the followinf sources.
>
>
>http://www.zdnet.com/wsources/content/970312/56k_review.html
>
>http://www.pcweek.com/news/0303/03modem.html
>
>http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Hands/030397/robotics.html

	It should be noted that the PCWeek review (and I believe the
C/Net review as well) were conducted over a kinda poor quality PBX
system, and not over standard phone lines.  Average connect speeds for
people using X2 at the moment are about 40-48kbps, with some
connections ranging from about 33-52kbps.  At the moment there are no
K56Flex server modems shipping, although Ascend is planning on
shipping before the end of March.  As for the client side modems,
USR's have been out for a while, and seem to be reasonably stable,
although still buggy (as is to be expected of any products that are
less then a month old), same goes with PPI and Cardinal who are also
shipping modems based on USR's X2 protocol.  Motorola has shipped some
client side K56Flex, but has since recalled them due to a bug in the
Rockwell chipset they wer using.  A couple of other companies have
shipped K56Flex client side modems as well, but the verdict is still
out on them since there is currently no way to test these modems (you
need a server side K56Flex modem to test them, and as mentioned above,
there are no server side K56Flex modems shipping to the public).

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