webb@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Thomas Webb) (06/14/88)
Two comments: 1. This is my first attmept at a listing -- sorry if I mess-up. 2. I'm about 900 articles behind on this news group -- please forgive me if this has already been dealt with. Anyway, what I would like to know is if anyone has any thoughts that they wouldn't mind sharing with me about pocket modems (ie. those portable modems designed to plug into a RS232). I'm especially interested in the "Migent pocket modem"(tm) since it costs about $200 less than NEC's 2400 baud internal modem for their portable. However, I'm having trouble find- ing reviews of the modem, or even local vendors who have it. Thanks in advance, Tom webb@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu
edlee@chinet.UUCP (Edward Lee) (06/15/88)
I recently purchased a 1200 bps Everex Mini Modem. It is the smallest pocket modem I have ever seen, smaller than the Migent pocket modem, and it actually fits in a normal shirt pocket. Its dimensions are (from the manual) 3-7/8" long x 2-3/8" wide x 15/16" thick, weighing 4.6 ounces. It supports the AT command set and is Bell 103/212A and CCITT V.21/V.22 compatible. It has three status lights for low battery, high speed, and carrier detect. It also has a built-in speaker and runs on a 9 volt battery or 9 volt DC from a power adaptor. I've tried using several different batteries with the Everex pocket modem, and alkaline batteries like the Energizer seem to come out on top, powering the modem for over 5 hours continuously. I bought a separate DB25 to 9 pin converter, and the Everex pocket modem is now attached to a Toshiba 1100+ laptop and working well. The modem came with communications software, but it was on a 5.25" disk instead of a 3.5" disk, so I couldn't use it with the Toshiba laptop. The list price of the modem was around $125. I recently read of another one with dimensions similar to the Everex pocket modem that retails at $100. -Ed L
ta2@cup.portal.com (06/23/88)
I have a Touchbase Systems Worldport 2400. It's about the size of a cigarette box, runs on 9 volt battery, external AC->DC adapter or by feeeding 12volts in via one of the pins on the DB25. Supports full AT command set, 300/1200/2400 baud. Front panel LED's for low batt, high speed (2400), carrier, and call progress. Built in piezo speaker that sounds fairly good (you can recognize the dial tone, ring, and busy) RJ-11 jack mounted on the side, optional accoustic coupler available. Last fall (October '87?), Byte reviewed the Migent and the Worldport in their (then) 1200 baud versions. You might want to check that out. Tom
stevel@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Steve Ligett) (06/24/88)
In article <6792@cup.portal.com> ta2@cup.portal.com writes: >I have a Touchbase Systems Worldport 2400. It's about the size of a >cigarette box, runs on 9 volt battery, ... Why do all these tiny modems need batteries? I've got an old UDS modem (not pocket-size) that derives its power from the phone line. Can't these do that? Steve Ligett steve.ligett@dartmouth.edu or (decvax harvard ihnp4 linus)!dartvax!steve.ligett