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On 26/02/00 at 0:38 Zaigui Wang wrote:
>My modem is a 56k using the X2 technology. I bought this from onsale for
>$29. Now I know why it was that cheap! The manufacture NCI (new com, inc)
>has long gone out of businesss!
>
>My question is: Can I update my modem at all to the new V.90 standard?
If it is flashable, and you have the update, the I would say yes, however,
a lot need hardware changes.....
It
>looks like more and more ISP's are using V.90 now.
>
V.90 has been the accepted standard for some time........
FWIW , at 33.6k, you should still get 4kbps approx, and this is all most
56k modems will get as well
ie , get a known size file say 10 meg, use a 56k modem to download and
time it, then do the same at 33.6, compare results :-) it should be hardly
noticable, however, if you are maily web browsing, 56k will be
faster......as the files are less compressed, however these days, that is
also less of a consideration.....
Regards
Greg Wright
IT Consultant Sydney Australia
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