On Wed, 6 May 1998, Bob Danielson wrote:
> As someone who runs the largest ISP in Connecticut I can tell you that the
> new standard ONLY applies to 56K modems. The two current protocols, X2 and
> 56kflex will be "replaced" by the new V.90 protocol. Anyone with a 14.4,
> 28.8 or 33.6 modem will continue to connect at their current speeds.
> Existing owners of 56K modems should check with their modem manufacturers to
> see what upgrade options are available to them.
And as someone who runs a middlin' to small ISP in Maryland (5500
accounts)...
If you already have a 56K modem compatable with your ISP's 56K modems
(either K56FLEX or X2), it will probably remain compatable after your ISP
upgrades to the new V.90 56K standard. This is not guaranteed because
details vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, but generally the
following is true:
If your ISP upgrades his existing K56FLEX modems to V.90 they will be able
to accept calls from K56FLEX modems and V.90 modems. They will accept
calls from X2 modems, but only at 33.6 or slower (unless the X2 modem is
upgraded to V.90).
If your ISP upgrades his existing X2 modems to V.90 they will be able to
accept calls from X2 modems and V.90 modems. They will accept calls from
K56FLEX modems, but only at 33.6 or slower (unless the K56FLEX modem is
upgraded to V.90).
As Bob said, this will have no effect on users of 33.6K and slower modems.
Unfortunately the whole K56FLEX/X2/V.90 thing is not well understood by
the average ISP customer, so a lot of misinformation gets spread. Sounds
like Tom's brother-in-law fell into that trap.
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