Dialup: Rare V.FastClass Modem handshake

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Upload date: 1/4/2025

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I think this may be my favourite modem handshake sound of all time!
The V.FAST protocol, also known as V.Fast Class or v.FC, was developed by several modem manufactures who were anxious to provide the additional speed possible with the forthcoming V.34 protocol. This protocol was a "best guess" of what the final standard would be. Manufacturers such as Supra and U.S. Robotics produced products using the “v.fast” protocol. It provides 28,800 bps performance, but lacks the advanced error detection and correction capabilities of the final V.34 specification.
Description from https://wiki.preterhuman.net/V.FAST
I doubt many people had these, most will have just waited for the V.34 spec, or more likely, had absolutely no idea what any of this means, and used whatever came in their cheap Compaq. 😆 It does 28.8kbps at a time when most modems were 14.4 (the V.32bis standard).
Recording taken from this video by Retrocet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0_HzMq51z8

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So cool