c9a-ai@dorothy.Berkeley.EDU (Class Account) (02/13/90)
Anybody out there has any experience with the ProModem 2400M from Promthesius. Is it any good? Yan Or c9a-ai@dorothy.BERKELEY.EDU
andyp@gvgpvd.GVG.TEK.COM (Andy Peterman) (02/14/90)
In article <22014@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> c9a-ai@dorothy.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Class Account) writes: >Anybody out there has any experience with the ProModem 2400M from Promthesius. >Is it any good? I've had a Prometheus 2400 modem (an external one - I'm not sure of the exact model number) for a little over a year and hate it!! About half the time when I make the first call after turning it on, the connection returns all noise and no valid data. This has occured on both local and long distance calls at both 2400 and 1200 baud. After two or three tries, however, it works just fine. I tried sending it back and was sent a different one. They both had the same problem. (By the way, I've tried different phone lines and other modems). I tried calling Prometheus and they weren't of any help. I've kept it this long because I'm too lazy to get another one. For local calls, having to call two or three times is just a nuisance; for long distance calls (I live in a rural area and most of my calls involve a toll charge) its getting to be a bit expensive. I'm not sure all of their modems have this problem. I'd be interested in hearing if others with this modem have had similar experiences. Andy
mmaston@portia.Stanford.EDU (Michael Maston) (02/14/90)
> >I'm not sure all of their modems have this problem. I'd be interested in >hearing if others with this modem have had similar experiences. > > Andy Hi Andy, I have an external Prometheus Promodem 2400G and have experienced none of the problems you have had. I have had it for about 2 years and use it daily and for long periods of time. So far, it has served me faithfully and well. I have found it to be neither better or worse than any other modem I have used (Hayes, Racal-Vadic, etc). I would pester Prometheus more until they straighten it out. Good luck! Mike