Re: (PM) Re: Compaq Presario modem

Tim Tsai (tim@futuresouth.com)
Thu, 25 Mar 1999 19:02:33 -0600

I think one thing some might have missed is that most of us are already
doing this. We just think that we're doing it *too* much. Let's not
get into an argument about what is too much. I think only people with
multiple vendor equipments in the same location can answer this
realistically. From what I've read on this list and others, most that
have USR-TC's side-by-side with a PM3 is seeing a significally higher
call completion rate than the PM3. I've seen some reports of the Cisco
5300 doing better but also the reverse too.

We (at least myself) are not complaining because we can't do the support.
We just think that too much personnel resources are dedicated to these
issues.

Tim

On Thu, Mar 25, 1999 at 04:24:33PM -0800, Chad Scott wrote:
> Just an addendum to this... I've had enormous success in either having
> a client that is having a lot of modem problems bring their computer in
> for testing or going on site and taking a known-good modem out there
> with me.
>
> 99.9% of the time, the good modem connects and theirs doesn't. Once you
> show them this, they're more than willing to go buy a modem and/or
> reimburse you for your time.
>
> I've found that they are usually absolutely convinced that the error is
> your fault because that's just what has been programmed into their heads
> for so long. Once you show them that it has nothing to do with phone
> lines or your equipment and is just their modem is a dud, it humbles
> them somewhat.
>
> Chad Scott
> Product Marketing Engineer
> Lucent Technologies, Inc.
> Remote Access Business Unit
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