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   niter3 to All   
   Re: Dial Up Gateway   
   25 Nov 10 07:54:00   
   
   From: "niter3"    
      
   MF> Yeah the X2 was crap. i had an old USR 16,800 modem that i got through the   
   MF> USR sysop program back in the day, i then upgraded it with a new   
   MF> daughterboard to 28.8k, then flashed it for the X2, but it never connected   
   MF> above 28,800,  it also got pretty flaky.. i ended up just tossing it and   
   MF> baught a Zoom External K56 Flex, best dam modem i ever had, but that is   
   MF> where most other systems i conencted too were still 28,800, but i could   
   MF> connect to my isp for ineernet at 32,000 to 34,000 was suually the most   
   MF> stable due to line noise... was just unsure why other bbses with 56k flex   
   MF> modem didn't go higher then 28,800 .. still have that puppy around here   
   MF> somewhere.. :)   
   MF>    
      
   I had the same modem but an internal one. My connections were always   
   something along the lines of a 42 something connection to the Internet. :s   
      
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