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Re: Zoom V90 upgrade - BAH!!! - USR ok

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From: Graham
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 00:00
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FruiT wrote in message
<01be16f6$7d251260$05c310ac@ndsuk2242.stone.ndsuk.com>...
>Just as an aside (and not a poke!), I upgraded my USR Winmodem to v90
this
>weekend
>and it worked a treat, although it does now make funny 'submarine'
pinging
>noises at start up before settling down.

Congratulations !

>I suppose that's ok? Now I can
>get a whopping (!) 38400 speed.  Maybe too much wire between the modem
card
>and the wall socket.


Or, rather more importantly - too much wire between your modem and the
phone exchange.<g>  But try moving the computer closer to the main
socket and also try unplugging other phones from the system as well.

HTH
--

Graham W

WIMBORNE Dorset UK
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From: "Graham" <graham@ecd.prestel.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Zoom V90 upgrade - BAH!!! - USR ok
Date: 1998/11/23
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