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darkmatterj Tl Posts: 12 USA	Posted - 10/27/2002 7:00:17 PM Hi!... I'm planning to buy the USR 5686E External Modem... so is there anything that I must know before doing it? I dont know, maybe if you could tell me the pro's and the con's of the modem so I will be sure that I'll made a good buy... what will be essential to me will be the speed that it will connect (at least I hope that it connects at the same speed, or a bit higher than my old Lucent Win Modem (with driver version 6) that connected at 45 - 49kbps (because I had before some "sencitive" modems, that never got higher than v34 without any possible reason because I have a "certified 56k line" and I have no line noise) Anyways, anything will be really appreciated... Thanks in advance! -Raul
Brewwriter Tl Posts: 9 USA	Posted - 10/28/2002 11:39:44 AM I suggest you read v.Richard's Article "Buying a New Modem" in the News section of Modemsite.com. Also read all the information about US Robotics modems on the site. It seems that USR is not what it used to be, in other words, its products no longer are head and shoulders above other makers. Their new warranty policy is a sore point for many dissatisfied customers. Good luck, Dave
comsense Tl Posts: 3 USA	Posted - 2/18/2003 7:06:03 AM Question: did you buy the 5686E, and if so how did it work out? I also have a Lucent winmodem (laptop built-in) that connects reliably at 45K but others (including Zoom V92) are unable to do so. I found your post in a search because I am considering the USR 5686E. I would be interested in your comments if you have tried it. thanks Dick
charles Tl Posts: 5879 USA	Posted - 2/18/2003 10:24:45 AM One problem I have with USR modems is that they are over priced.Another problem you can have with serial modem is buffer overrun.Most fix this with a high speed serial card. Also note that not all external modem are hardware modems. Usr has taken a back slide in hardware and support.Taken older modems and just updating the drivers then selling them as a new modem.
darkmatterj Tl Posts: 12 USA	Posted - 5/31/2003 7:20:23 AM Hi! Its my again, sorry for not answering before, but my subscription to Modemsite expired and now I did renew it... Well... Actually, I bought the USR5686E... Man, it costed me a total of $120.00 (thats including the Shipping and Handling)... I'm very angry at that little thing... First of all... at least, they super fast, thats what I like of it... (almost always 48k ~ 53)... BUT it gives me a lot of problems... Sometimes, when I'm downloading files, or when I'm accessing multiple websites, it just paralises the flow of data and it just disconnects itself, and to reconnect is a problem, because I have to wait a couple of minutes, or turn it off and on... ah and the other problem I got is that I believe it is Call Waiting Tone Deaf or something, because it never detects when I receive a call, even with the updated Monitor from USR... I have changed the modem 3 times, and all of them have the same problems... does anybody knows what can I do??? Any help will be very appreciated... Thanks in advanced. -Raul
v.Richard Tl Posts: 6222 USA	Posted - 6/1/2003 1:29:10 PM First thing I'd suggest is looking at the post-call diagnostics (& post them here) after you're disconnected - www.modemsite.com/56k/diag3com.asp post the results from ati6i11y11 also what does at i7 show for version #s? Are you calling a V.92 ISP? Aloha! Richard.
darkmatterj Tl Posts: 12 USA	Posted - 6/4/2003 12:34:31 PM Hi... I've decided to post all of the ATIs in my modem, until the first one whose answered back with "ERROR" message (ATI10)... I've posted from ATI1 to 9, any help would be really appreciated... Thanks ;-) -Raul ----------------------------------------------------------- ATI1 9708 OK ATI2 OK OK ATI3 U.S. Robotics 56K FAX EXT V5.4.44 OK ATI4 U.S. Robotics 56K FAX EXT Settings... B0 E1 F1 M1 Q0 V1 X4 Y0 BAUD=115200 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8 DIAL=TONE ON HOOK CID=0 &A3 &B1 &C1 &D2 &G0 &H1 &I0 &K1 &M4 &N0 &P1 &R2 &S0 &T5 &U0 &Y1 S00=000 S01=000 S02=043 S03=013 S04=010 S05=008 S06=005 S07=060 S08=002 S09=006 S10=015 S11=070 S12=050 S13=000 S15=000 S16=000 S18=010 S19=000 S21=010 S22=017 S23=019 S25=005 S27=000 S28=008 S29=020 S30=000 S31=128 S32=002 S33=000 S34=000 S35=000 S36=014 S38=000 S39=000 S40=001 S41=000 S42=000 LAST DIALED #: T7876411265 OK ATI5 U.S. Robotics 56K FAX EXT NVRAM Settings... Template Y0 DIAL=TONE B0 F1 M1 X4 BAUD=115200 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8 &A3 &B1 &G0 &H1 &I0 &K1 &M4 &N0 &P1 &R2 &S0 &T5 &U0 &Y1 S00=001 S02=043 S03=013 S04=010 S05=008 S06=005 S07=060 S08=002 S09=006 S10=015 S11=070 S12=050 S13=000 S15=000 S19=000 S21=010 S22=017 S23=019 S25=005 S27=000 S28=008 S29=020 S30=000 S31=128 S32=002 S33=000 S34=000 S35=000 S36=014 S38=000 S39=000 S40=001 S41=000 S42=000 Strike a key when ready . . . Template Y1 DIAL=TONE B0 F1 M1 X4 BAUD=115200 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8 &A3 &B1 &G0 &H2 &I2 &K1 &M4 &N0 &P1 &R1 &S0 &T5 &U0 &Y1 S00=001 S02=043 S03=013 S04=010 S05=008 S06=004 S07=060 S08=002 S09=006 S10=014 S11=070 S12=050 S13=000 S15=000 S19=000 S21=010 S22=017 S23=019 S25=005 S27=000 S28=008 S29=020 S30=000 S31=128 S32=002 S33=000 S34=000 S35=000 S36=014 S38=000 S39=000 S40=001 S41=000 S42=000 STORED PHONE #0: #1: #2: #3: OK ATI6 U.S. Robotics 56K FAX EXT Link Diagnostics... Chars sent 1177272 Chars Received 26681955 Chars lost 0 Octets sent 548691 Octets Received 27756935 Blocks sent 55069 Blocks Received 217050 Blocks resent 30 Retrains Requested 0 Retrains Granted 0 Line Reversals 0 Blers 6148 Link Timeouts 0 Link Naks 8 Data Compression V42BIS 2048/32 Equalization Long Fallback Enabled Protocol LAPM Speed 40000/21600 V.90 Peak Speed 44000 Last Call Disconnect Reason is DTR dropped OK ATI7 Configuration Profile... Product type US/Canada External Product ID: 00568604 Options V32bis,V.80,V.34+,V.90,V.92 Fax Options Class 1/Class 2.0 Line Options Caller ID, Distinctive Ring Clock Freq 92.0Mhz EPROM 256k RAM 32k FLASH date 10/1/2002 FLASH rev 5.4.44 DSP date 10/1/2002 DSP rev 5.4.44 OK ATI8 OK ATI9 (1.0USR2082\\Modem\PNPC107\U.S. Robotics 56K FAX EXT)FF OK -----------------------------------------------------------
v.Richard Tl Posts: 6222 USA	Posted - 6/4/2003 6:27:04 PM The ati6 is where I'd like to see more data - especially after you are disconnected - the one you have posted shows that you disconnected. What it does show is a final rate of 40000/21600 with a peak rate of 44k. 40k isn't a very good 56k rate, and 21.6k isn't a very good upstream rate. I'd want to see more i6 results from a series of connections, including ones where you're disconnected. The connection in your post shows some errors, but no retrains. Also needed is the (missing) ati11 and y11 results. Aloha! Richard.

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