Many people are taking advantage of the great price on the Dell-branded XJ1560 V.90 modem available from Livewarehouse. (It's the one with the XJack.) I mentioned this modem in one of my last updates.
It has come to my attention that these modems may be arriving without the V.90 firmware upgrade installed.
That's no problem, really. You can download and install the firmware update with eComStation or OS/2 Warp. (The firmware update program is a 16-bit Windows application.)
Here's where you'll find the firmware update:
http://support.dell.com/us/en/filelib/download/index.asp?fileid=R19688
Worked for me, and I hear it works for others. Note that you may have to register with Dell to get access to that download.
Dell's packaging is a bit funny, since you have to unzip the downloaded EXE file then run the EXE file inside there (from a DOS session). That creates a diskette which contains the firmware update program (V9156.EXE). Copy V9156.EXE to your hard disk, run it from the Win-OS/2 Program Manager, and you should be in business. Follow the instructions and warnings very carefully.
This firmware update is revision TB201. The modem may come with older firmware TB01R or something else. TB201 seems to be the latest available, and it includes the V.90 capability.
If you're looking for a modem initialization string for your favorite dialer software, try something like this:
AT&F&D2&C1X4V1Q0S7=70M1L2&M4&B1&H1&R2
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Timothy F. Sipples
PGP Public Key:
http://wwwkeys.pgp.net:11371/...
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