[net.periphs] 2400 baud modems

bruce@sbcs.UUCP (Bruce Factor) (12/06/84)

	For those of you in the market to buy 2400 baud modems I
	want to inform you of a great deal.

	I would like to state that I am not affiliated with ANY of
	these companies, and I am not receiving and benefits by
	posting this information!

	After spending a few days pricing modems I have compiled
	the following information (saving the best for last).

	If anyone has any additional information I would greatly
	appreciate it.

	We were intersted in rack mounting them so most of the
	prices given are for cards that would plug into a rack.
	"box" refers to a stand alone modem.


DEC     1 - (800) 962 - 3244

now     DF112-AM        300/1200        card    $ 506
now     DF126-AM        2400 only       card    $ 634


Racal Vadic     1 - (800) 482 - 3427

now     VA212PAR        300/1200        card    $ 445
3/85    VA4224          1200/2400       card    $ 740
now     VA1681          houses 16       rack    $ not priced yet


Concord Data Systems    (617) 890 - 1394
                                                                Q10-24
now     CDS224 AA/ORG   1200/2400       box/card$ 845           $ 825
now     CDS224 Autodial 1200/2400          "    $ 995           $ 975
now     CDS224 ARQ      1200/2400          "    $1295
now     CDS224 ARQ Auto 1200/2400          "    $1395
now     CDS224 Super    1200/2400          "    $1695
now     CDSRM-07A       houses 7        rack    $ 750


Hayes   1 - (800) 241 - 6492

now     Hayes1200       300/1200        box/card$ 499
2/85    Hayes2400       300/1200/2400   box/card$ none
now     08-00056        houses 6        rack    $ 766

Quantity Discounts are minimal.


Micom   1 - (800) 527 - 0204
                                                                Q >16
now     M3012           300/1200        box     $ 495
now     M3012 plus      300/1200        box     $ 595
1/85    M3024           1200/2400       box     $ 795
1/85    M3024 plus      1200/2400       box     $ 895           $ 805
  "        "                "           card    $ 845           $ 760
now     M3200           houses 16       rack    $ 750


General Datacomm                (203) 574 - 1118
                                                                Q 10 - 19
now     DC211AL         300/1200        box     $ 675           $ 595
 "         "                "           card    $ 585           $ 520
1/85    DC2412          1200/2400       box     $1195           $1050
 "         "                "           card    $1105           $ 790
 "      DS1             houses 16       rack    $ 795

Paradyne        1 - (800) 482 - 3333 or 1 - (800) 342 - 3532

now     DTU1200D        300/1200                $
now                     1200/2400               $ 900


NEC     1 - (800) 538 - 8166
                                                                Q 11 -20
now     N212BRL         300/1200        box     $ 795           $ 669
 "         "                "           card    $ 725           $ 606
 "      DSP2430         1200/2400       box     $1095           $ 976
 "         "                "           card    $ 965           $ 855
 "      N4083           houses 8 - 1200 rack    $ 625
 "      SR0801          houses 8 - 2400 rack    $ 900


QUADRAM         (404) 923 - 6666
                                                        Q > 3
now     QM10000         300/1200                $ 695           $ 625
not available           ?/2400                  $ 

NO Rack mounting.


Ven-Tel         1 - (800) 538 - 5121
Will Call me back.

                        300/1200                $
                        ?/2400                  $


Promethus       (415) 490 - 2370        (check 800)
        Distributor:
Will call me back.

                        300/1200                $
                        ?/2400                  $


Fujitsu         (408) 946 - 8777        ext 576

not available           300/1200                $
now     F1935B          1200/2400               $ 895

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CTS Datacomm    (203) 743 - 3681        Pete Coccaro
        Distributor:    Professional Network Services
                        Harvey Schlesinger      (617) 449 - 6460

Model:  CTS2424AD

	These people had by far the best deal.
	The list price for the Stand Alone (box) modem is  $ 795
	The list price for the (rack) mounted modem is ~$ 700.

	Besides starting off $ 200 less than everyone else their
	quantity discounts are very good.  The Stand Alone modem
	will be available starting January, and their rack mount
	modem should be available February.

	Here is a Quantity discount price list.

Quantity	%dicount	S.A.	rack
========	========	====	====
    1		   list		$795	$700
  2-5		   10 %		 716	 630
  6-10		   20 %		 636	 560
 11-25		   25 %		 596	 525
 25-		   30 %		 556	 490

	For all of you usenet sites that are still running 1200
	(or possibly even 300) the modems will pay for themselves
	very quickly.

	From all of the literature that I have recieved here are
	a few of the advantages of this modem above the others:

	1) works at 300 or 1200 or 2400 asyn	(others only 1200/2400)
			   1200 or 2400 sync

	2) Stores 10 numbers (40 chars each)	(others only 1)

	3) For tone dialing it dials ALL 12	(others only can generate 
	   tones including (* and #)		 numbers 0-9)

	   This last one caused a nasty problem when we needed to
	   generate the extra tones because some of the sites we talk to
	   have switching systems that require them (Gandalf).

	4) Will automatically change the speed   (some of the others needed
	   to the other modem.			 a manual intervention).

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