lauren%lbl-csam@vortex.UUCP (06/22/83)
From: Lauren Weinstein <vortex!lauren@lbl-csam> Greetings. I'm pretty sure that this topic has come up before, but just for the record... It is *generally* not advisable to purchase "powered by the phone line" modems. Many of these units require every last bit of power that the "typical" local loop can provide, and, unfortunately, many loops fall short of "typical". Voltage/current on longer loops can be rather low, often low enough to cause "glitching" (or occasional/frequent complete connection loss) of modems powered from the loop. Granted, some of these modems may work just fine in some locations -- but if you ever move you may find that your new phone lines do not provide enough juice to keep the modem happy. I normally suggest that all modems be A.C. line powered, even if they do cost a bit more, just to be safe (and to better assure long-term usefulness). --Lauren--
ron%brl-bmd@sri-unix.UUCP (06/22/83)
From: Ron Natalie <ron@brl-bmd> What about the powered-by-the-rs232-signals modem Gandalf is now putting out? Doesn't sound too swift too me. -Ron
BILLW%sri-kl@sri-unix.UUCP (06/23/83)
I dnt know, Seems to me that wit te newer CMOS chips, you can do a lot with almost nil power... BillW