jamin@nunki.usc.edu (Sugih Jamin) (03/17/90)
I got only three replies to my previous posting. But anyway
here are the latest lists. Looks like I'm going to get a
MultiTech v32. If anybody knows of any reason why I should
not buy this modem, I'll appreciate it VERY MUCH if you would
warn me before I commit myself to it.
Thanks.
Name v.32 MNP2-4 v.42 MNP5 v.42bis Other
USR Courier:
HST N Y Y Y N HST
v.32 Y Y Y Y N
Dual Y Y Y Y N HST
Hayes:
Smartmodem 96 Y N N N N
V-Series 96 N Y Y Y Y Hayes "ping-pong"
Ultra 96 Y Y Y Y Y Hayes "ping-pong"
Telebit T2500 Y Y N Y N PEP
UDS/Motorola V.3225 Y Y Y Y N
MultiTech V32 Y Y Y Y N
Racal-Vadic 9632VP Y Y N Y N
Avatex 9600 Y Y
LightSpeed Y Y TCM
Prometheus9600 Y Y
Scrounging through PCWeek, PC Magazine, MacUser, ComputerWorld,
Computer Shopper, Micro Times, and Computer Currents I came up
with this "best" deal list. I don't know anything about the deal-
ers, and don't have ties with any of them.
Name "Best" price From
USR Courier:
HST $587 Comp. Disc. Warehouse
1-800-233-4426
v.32 $889 PC Brand
1-800-722-7263
Dual $953 Comp Disc Warehouse
1-800-233-4426
USRobotics sells cheap to SysOps
1-800-3425-877
Hayes:
Smartmodem 96 Hayes
V-Series 96 1-800-635-1225
Ultra 96 ask for nearest dealer
Telebit T2500 $940 Netcomm Services
1-408-249-0290 login guest w/o passwd
(Customer only?)
Racal-Vadic 9632VP $699 Racal-Vadic
1-800-482-3427
MultiTech V32 $699 OmniData
1-800-922-2329
UDS/Motorola V.3225 UDS
1-205-721-8000
Avatex 9600 $749 Megatronics
1-800-232-6342
LightSpeed $800 Computer Friends
1-800-547-3303
Prometheus9600 $700 JDR Micro
1-800-538-5000
USR, Hayes, and Telebit have solid technical reputation. I use my
modem only for dialup to campus, but people on this newsgroup
said that USR is more widely used by BBSes, whereas Telebit is
the de-facto standard in uucp connection. Telebit is also reput-
ed to hold the line better.
I am using an Avatex 2400. I leave it on almost all of the time
and never had any problems with it; whereas Prometheus has given
me some bad experiences. People in this group gave conflicting
reviews on MultiTech modems. PCWeek gave an 8.2 to UDS against
six other modems (I don't know which).
sugih