>>>>> "Chris" == Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@UX2.SP.CS.CMU.EDU> writes:

>> Couriers are supposed to be very good modems.  This does not apply
>> in any way, though, to Sportsters, which are close to junk, IMHO.

Chris> Why do you (and others, it would seem) dislike sportsters so?

	It's not the configuring that works.  Right now, I can dial up
a sportster with my modem (a high end practical peripherals) and the
connection will start at 19.2, go up through the steps to 26.4 and
stay there.  Thing is, that's the *only* modem that does that with
mine.  I get similarly poor performance when I use my supra.

	Both the PP and the Supra work excellently with the Motorola,
Worldblazer, Microcom, Multitec, Supra and Courier modems that I
connect with every day.  Both of them act funny with the Sportster,
which also occaisionally drops connections with my modems, too.

Chris> I walked into a random store, bought myself one, flipped one or
Chris> two of the dip switches, and have been using it ever since
Chris> (since > a year ago) as the modem that I use to dial in from
Chris> home...

Chris> No problems, and I didn't even have to muck with the registers
Chris> to get it to configure reasonably...

	I have had the same experience with most modems (although the
PP has a display and buttons instead of dip switches) except the
Multitec (which I set up).  In that case, I use the rather long init
string our router's manual recomended for multitec modems.

Dave.
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