V.92 - Is it Worth the Upgrade?

Moo T Foo asks: "Has everyone heard of the new V.92 protocol? It looks that there is little to no support from the ISP's to even upgrade for this standard. What's the point? DSL is dominating the market place for consumers. What do you think about this new protocol? And is the V.92 worth the upgrade if no one will support it? Check out 808hi's site for more background on V.92." It sounds like a fairly useful upgrade. I'm surprised the ISPs aren't already jumping on it due to features like "quicker handshaking, and call-waiting/modem-on-hold capabilities" which can only benefit their existing customers.

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V.92 Hurts ISP Profits

[InitZero]

I'm surprised the ISPs aren't already jumping on it due to features like "quicker handshaking, and call-waiting/modem-on-hold capabilities" which can only benefit their existing customers.

V.92 is hated by ISPs. The main goal of a non-metered ISP is to get as many people dial-in and dial-out as quickly as possible. ISPs don't want their ports tied up while people are answering calls from Grandmother.

ISPs hate sending money on dial-up hardware that will be obsolete in a handful of years. While better than 85% of the United States still use analog modems, that percentage is fixing to drop quickly over the next five years. No ISP is going to want to spend capital facing that return on their investment.

Corporate customers, however, might benefit from the V.92 standard. Industry wants people to dial-in quickly, grab their email, upload a spreadshet and then hang up as quickly. Since many companies have toll-free dial-ups, the 10 to 20 seconds that can be saved on V.92 training is very worthwhile.

Customers and Corporations may want V.92 but you won't see a push from the ISPs. They want to focus their energy on DSL not analog modems.

InitZero