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V.92 Modems

When buying a new modem if you have the choice of V.90 or V.92, the V.92 offers a fairly significant benefit. V.92 modems remember previous connections and use that information to connect faster on subsequent connections. Those few less seconds connecting are nice if you connect frequently.
V.92 modems offer 2 other features which most ISPs, including USFamily.Net, do not support. These are:
- Call on hold: (there are already 3rd party devices and services to assist in this area)
- Slightly Faster upload: (this benefits few users as download speed is what users look for).
- USFamily.net will not implement these features until all the high priced internet services have done so. Do not expect that soon as the features are of very little general value and the communication industry is not offering these as an upgrade, instead hoping to get all ISPs to buy entirely new equipment. That isn't likely in the present financial environment, as users are not generally looking for higher rates.
The faster time-to-connect speeds of the V.92 make it a good buy for USFamily.Net users.