Re: Caddx/Ademco Downloading

["Roland" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think it is the harware in the alarm panel that is the bottle neck to
download speeds, not any modem seting.
"Al Mundy" <t2e4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Roland Moore wrote:
>> New internal modems cost l0 bucks or less now days. Too bad the
>> manufacturers  won't design a panel with a communications chip that will
>> go
>> up to 56K (33.6K) and that can talk to the cheap modems.
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> Well, IIRC, any modem that uses the hayes command set can be limited to
> a max connect speed.
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> In fact, I looked it up, and  ATN0 will tell the modem to only
> handshake at the speed set in register 37, so in theory,
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> ATS37=1200
> ATN0
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> Should set the max speed to 1200   Anyone have an external
> hayes-compatible and a alarm panel to play with?
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> Memory tells me the hayes 1200 / 2400 cost about $80 14 years ago.
> Certainly they should be worth no more than $10 now. After all, who
> buys them?  Alarm installers?
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> If you really need one bad, I would suggest going to a local company,
> if you can find one that seldom throws stuff out, and ask.  Governments
> (who have rules about tossing stuff) and charities might be good
> choices.  I'll keep an eye on the goodwill stores around here.
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>> "Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > "Roland" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >> I just get sick now when I see the prices for them.
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>> > How so? Even worst case price from Ebay is $60-$70, when those modems
>> > were
>> > new they went for $1,000 to $1,200
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