cwebster@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Chris Webster) (02/16/90)
I'm looking for some advice on the purchase of an US Robotics modem. I want to move up to a 9600 baud modem. The two main systems I'd be using it with have HST's but not V.32 support (not dual standard). Hence, whatever I buy needs to have HST compatibility. Is it worth buying a non dual standard HST? I really can't afford a dual standard (I can't really afford an HST either....) or is the standard dying out now that V.32 seems to be becoming more popular. Also, seeing that I would be saving at least a $100 by buying an internal version, is it worth settling for? I have an internal 2400 Hayes clone, and it's really a pain to have to shut down the machine to reset it. Are USR Robotics products are reliable enough that I wouldn't need the ability of shutting the modem off (in order to reset it) as I would have on an external model? Does anybody else make modems that are HST compatible (at 9600+ ;I'm not really interested in buying a new modem in order to have to drop back to 2400 ...)