Re: [hylafax-users] USR 5610B - "No response to PPS repeated 3 ti mes."

[Tom Rymes <trymes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 9, 2005, at 10:02 AM, Loren Card wrote:

> > My suggestion would be the following:
> >
> > 1.) For faxing with HylaFAX, buy one of the modems that have been
> > recommended by many users. (Search the archives and look at the (two)
> > website(s).
> >
> > 2.)Don't bother using VOIP for faxing, unless you plan on using T.38,
> > which is a completely different animal.
>
> I guess I wasn't super clear. I have a need to send and receive  
> lots of faxes.
> My need is not to send documents, but to test FAX functionality of  
> VOIP equipment.
> (Part of the testing is to make sure T.38 functionality is working  
> properly.)
>
> What I really wanted to confirm was that the USR modems are, erm,  
> *unreliable*.
> (It seems I'm not the only one who's been duped! I sent a nastygram  
> to USR about it...)

Yes, they are.

> What modems do you recommend?
>
> (My second modem purchase was a pair of MultiTech MT5634ZPX-PCI-U  
> modems.
> They seem to work much better!)

Multitechs are often recommended, but search the list archives for  
more info.

Tom

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