dtynan@sultra.UUCP (Dermot Tynan) (09/07/88)
Ok, this is probably the 100'th time this question has come up. Unfortunately for me, I've never seen it before. I'm looking for a 2400 baud modem, in the $100 -> $200 range, and I've noticed that there is a *marked* difference in price between different manufacturers. Not only that, but each manufacturer seems to be offering a variety of different models (with a wide variance in price). My question is this, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE??? I mean, if it is performance - ie, the regular 2400 baud will get an error in 10^4 (as an example), whereas the 2400E (or whatever) gets an error in 10^6 (as another example). I'd rather not get involved in six months of research on what makes these modems different, I'd rather steal someone elses data :-) Anyway, I'm looking for an external (as opposed to an IBM-PC internal) modem. It would be nice if it were Hayes-compatible (but not necessary, if it's going to cost more). I notice that US Robotics has decent prices, but I can't remember whether their modems are really good, or really bad. Anyone got any tips?? (Is that a pun?). Please, don't bother telling me how nice it would be to use a Tb 9.6Kb, I *know* :-( As an aside, if anyone is actually planning to sell such a beast, send me email. And finally, if you are replying (and I hope you are...), please note that for some reason this site does not show up in the maps yet, so please use the full path (yeugh!) Regards, - Der -- ME: dtynan@sultra.UUCP (Dermot Tynan) postmaster@sultra.UUCP or: pyramid!sultra!dtynan or: Dermot Tynan, Ultrasystems DSI, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
banderso@sagpd1.UUCP (Bruce Anderson) (09/11/88)
In article <2213@sultra.UUCP> dtynan@sultra.UUCP (Dermot Tynan) writes: >Ok, this is probably the 100'th time this question has come up. Unfortunately >for me, I've never seen it before. I'm looking for a 2400 baud modem, in the >$100 -> $200 range, ... >I notice that US Robotics has decent prices, but I >can't remember whether their modems are really good, or really bad. From things I have seen, US Robotics seems to have a decent reputation but you wouldn't know it from my experience. About four months ago I bought a USR Sportster 2400, one of their inexpensive, non-MNP modems. In that time I have had to send it back 3 times. The first time after about a month and a half because it suddenly started to get garbage characters after it warmed up. When it came back it was not fixed so I sent it back again. This time they replaced the entire board and then it worked for another month. About a week ago it broke so that it didn't even recognize an incoming carrier, so it's back in the mail. Due to the fact that I'm getting about 25-30% down time from sending it back for repair I would strongly recommend against a USR Sporster 2400 Bruce Anderson ...!ncr-sd!sagpd1!banderso Since I don't know what my employers opinions are, these must be mine.