From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 2417 invoked from network); 27 Oct 2021 18:30:39 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 27 Oct 2021 18:30:39 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 9647A9D3C3; Thu, 28 Oct 2021 04:30:34 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 786C99D3A2; Thu, 28 Oct 2021 04:30:08 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; secure) header.d=jfloren.net header.i=@jfloren.net header.b="hRIZOoTZ"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 18ED19D3A2; Thu, 28 Oct 2021 04:30:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-4323.proton.ch (mail-4323.proton.ch [185.70.43.23]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D3F479CCC6 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2021 04:30:02 +1000 (AEST) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 18:29:59 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=jfloren.net; s=protonmail2; t=1635359400; bh=DSkmAOFmUbZ6VebcztyDaWfQm7XDOH4jNDKKt1YKGYU=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Reply-To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=hRIZOoTZZnGfilHJ4GzrfBbidkEECE8WIJ4r6Aop384N2AwXXJGqXP6tXlUoWx1j8 XRojnC9XWSJyBuKXposehBYoOCGUpSbRxjqI04ofG3u2m1IJRaWUQKc6IjZX8QvJn4 h6aMN7Ni9NXDTfIGUgkgQf7CpsSeauvYtSvum01EPfiZQjRSiAUUJoD7l9su2MYeCG cTp/s1uXfgNHAaQkv+JTrqbIWOdd8OaBZmauWHm2rXlFtxWRBfI5qK1l0i0Y5ut8xa 5rqYWDO8U7+gVqyeG5aZBDtIXd7a6zWkLQF2H+o47/Zrp4UNCVsp0K+Yq9CCQOMtLI sJ14wXsmnbyeA== To: Chris Hanson From: John Floren Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <81D078E9-072B-4969-BCA2-A71975D304EE@eschatologist.net> References: <81D078E9-072B-4969-BCA2-A71975D304EE@eschatologist.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [TUHS] Anyone have a modem wired up? X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: John Floren Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 at 11:17 AM, Chris Hanson wrote: > Obihai makes some decent, cheap-on-eBay, unlockable/hackable analog VoIP = boxes that work just fine with not-super-fast modems. You won=E2=80=99t get= 56K or even 33.6, but 9600-14.4K should be fine and a Telebit Trailblazer = probably would be too if you want to use UUCP over dialup=E2=80=A6 > > =E2=80=94 Chris I've got a Grandstream HT801 through my ISP (Sonic.net) which works fine fo= r voice, and it previously did ok with the modem, but now when I try, I sta= rt to get garbage soon after the connection establishes (see http://jfloren= .net/noise.jpg for an example). It happens regardless of who I connect to, = and seemingly without regard for the connection speed--although at 9600, th= e garbage fills up the screen quite rapidly compared to a rather sedate tri= ckle at 4800. My modem-fu is rather weak, so if anyone recognizes what's going on, please= let me know. I worry that it's just a noisy phone connection, but I was un= der the impression that modems had some sort of error-correction built in (= this is a SupraFaxModem 288). john