Welcome To X2 Information Access - US Robotics Sportster Flash x2 User Manual

Welcome to x2 Information
Access
The latest breakthrough in online communications
Until now, 33.6Kbps was thought to be the practical limit for speed over
standard phone lines. Now, x2 shatters that barrier, to bring you
download speeds of up to 56Kbps. However, the download speeds you
experience may be lower due to varying line conditions. This modem is
software upgradeable, allowing easy upgrades to new features and
enhancements as they become available.
An integrated end-to-end solution from the leader
3Com is well positioned to bring you x2 technology. Our U.S. Robotics
TM
modems are the world's number one seller, and our Total Control and
TM
Courier product lines are favored by many Internet service providers.
This widespread acceptance allows 3Com to offer x2 technology to
virtually anyone.
Taking advantage of the modern telephone network
x2 technology uses the increasingly digital telephone network to bring
you faster downloads, by eliminating the analog-to-digital conversion in
the downstream path.
x2 takes advantage of the typical network configuration found when an
analog subscriber connects to a digitally connected server. Since x2
bypasses the analog-to-digital conversion in the downstream path, it
can use nearly all of the available 64K network bandwidth. (Upstream
data, typically less speed sensitive, travels at the standard V.34 rate.)
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