V92 Modem

Does anybody have any knowledge of the V92 standard and being able to recieve phone calls while being online? Also I currently have a ISA Diamond 56k modem that has it's own processer I think? It cost $100 bucks and I usally connect at 44.0kbps. Will this modem (look below) use more of my system resources and will it connect as fast as the one I have now?

Thanks Allot
Rockit

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All I know is that the V92 protocol supports "modem on hold" among some other improvements whilst an incomming call is taken, but your ISP has to support this feature. If it doesn't, then a v92 modem will work fine as a v90 modem. System resources should be the same (or very similar).

http://www.v92.com

Connection speed would probably be similar to what you currently get. Maybe the newer modem has slightly better error correction and hardware processing, therefore increasing your connect speed slightly, but usually is dependent on line noise and interference etc.

 

Hi Rocket,

I replaced the original modem on my system earlier this year with a US Robotics 56K V.92. Do get better performance from it, largely because it has a bigger buffer.

The other factors that Paul mentioned have a lot more to with how good the conection speed is. I happen to live in an area where my connections clock in at anywhere from 48 kbps to 52.0; while that sounds great, the actual line speeds can vary greatly from minute to minute despite what the log on speed says.

I gave you a reference to a program called UpTimer in that RAM thread, it also a has TCP monitor. You can see download/upload speeds in real time.

Regards - Charles