V92 Modems. Do They Work?

[ffwd]

I'm looking to buy a new V92 modem and was wondering if the MOH feature really does work. My biggest concern would be the incoming call detect feature. If they do work what can I expect from my isp connection after a voice call is finished.

 

[Dahak]

Well the theroy is that when a phone call comes in you have the option of taking the call and then the moh' will resume your internet connection. BUT... you need to have ISP support as well. IF they dont support it, not going to be usefull. v.92 is an upgrade to the v.90 standard to allow the modem on hold feature plus better support for VoIP if i remember correctly

 

[InlineFive]

Your ISP needs to support V.92 in order for it to function, otherwise it back steps to V.90.

-Por

 

[ffwd]

Thanks for the answers, I guess my question is, would I be able to depend on these features? Would it catch all the calls?

 

[StrongShock]

if your ISP doesn't specifically support v92, there are a 2 problems i'm aware of:

1) you may have to configure your driver to use v90 to even be able to connect to your ISP. i had to deal with this case using Corecomm before. i couldn't connect with my v92 drivers enabled, which made my modem upgrade absolutely pointless. luckily i planned ahead & bought from Best Buy. a quick trip to the local BB for a return solved the problem. i just said "it was incompatible with my PC" with a tech-free smile; then i was on my way home with a few DVD movies instead.

2) you may be able to connect to your ISP with v92 drivers, but your ISP will disconnect you as soon as the other line rings. caller ID should work in this case. i had a friend who dealt with case (2), which is not so bad for you since you can catch calls. if this is the case, be sure to turn off any prefixes that disable call waiting in your dialer location properties.

i'm not a dialup guru, but i believe case 2 is rare compared to 1. unfortunately, except trial & error experiments using a v92 modem, i don't know of any way to test if your ISP can connect with v92 drivers without them actually "supporting v92". also, as far as i know, i haven't heard of anyone being able to use connection resume with an ISP that doesn't support v92.

good luck!

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: StrongShock
if your ISP doesn't specifically support v92, there are a 2 problems i'm aware of:

1) you may have to configure your driver to use v90 to even be able to connect to your ISP. i had to deal with this case using Corecomm before. i couldn't connect with my v92 drivers enabled, which made my modem upgrade absolutely pointless. luckily i planned ahead & bought from Best Buy. a quick trip to the local BB for a return solved the problem. i just said "it was incompatible with my PC" with a tech-free smile; then i was on my way home with a few DVD movies instead.

2) you may be able to connect to your ISP with v92 drivers, but your ISP will disconnect you as soon as the other line rings. caller ID should work in this case. i had a friend who dealt with case (2), which is not so bad for you since you can catch calls. if this is the case, be sure to turn off any prefixes that disable call waiting in your dialer location properties.

i'm not a dialup guru, but i believe case 2 is rare compared to 1. unfortunately, except trial & error experiments using a v92 modem, i don't know of any way to test if your ISP can connect with v92 drivers without them actually "supporting v92". also, as far as i know, i haven't heard of anyone being able to use connection resume with an ISP that doesn't support v92.

good luck!

If you are getting a new modem anyways make sure it is V.92 though. Say if your old one croaks.

-Por

 

[DonaldC]

If your ISP supports V.92 and you have call waiting and caller ID then the Lucent/Agere chipset modems work fine. If you answer a call while online you can only talk for 2-3 minutes before the online connection is dropped.

 

[sciencewhiz]

v.92 also supports a faster upload speed (48 as opposed to 33.6) right?