x91scott@techno.nepean.uws.EDU.AU (Scott Golby) (06/04/91)
Hi Everyone, I'm looking to goto a New Modem at 9600 baud and am looking
for opinions (and prices) on any model and protocol out there.
I'm looking Seriously at the US Robotics Dual Standard, so I will
have v32 as well as HST.
Any suggestions or any comments? How good is PEP compared to HST?
Thanks to all, prices would be great too!
Scott Golby
University of Western Sydney, Nepean - Kingswood
x91scott@techno.nepean.uws.edu.aujms@vanth.UUCP (Jim Shaffer) (06/07/91)
In article <x91scott.676035139@techno> x91scott@techno.nepean.uws.EDU.AU (Scott Golby) writes: > Any suggestions or any comments? How good is PEP compared to HST? It's my understanding that the Telebit (PEP) modems are better than the US Robotics (HST) modems if you're running uucp. -- * From the disk of: | jms@vanth.uucp | "You know I never knew Jim Shaffer, Jr. | amix.commodore.com!vanth!jms | that it could be so 37 Brook Street | uunet!cbmvax!amix!vanth!jms | strange..." Montgomery, PA 17752 | 72750.2335@compuserve.com | (R.E.M.)
bja20850@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (B.J. Anderson) (06/07/91)
x91scott@techno.nepean.uws.EDU.AU (Scott Golby) writes: > I'm looking Seriously at the US Robotics Dual Standard, so I will I have a dual standard and am pleased with both HST and v.32 modes. It's is indeed convenient to be capable of rapid xfers w/BBSi in HST in addition to 9600 baud connections to the v.32 oriented UNIX ports. Be forewarned: USR's customer service is THE PITS!!!! I've had many long waits for upgrade chips in the past and now they're telling me that only SYSOPS can upgrade a Dual Standard to v.32bis (14.4k full duplex as opposed to v.32 -> 9600 full duplex) (Anyone see the logic error here :-{ Who's going to use a new sysop's v.32bis mode if he's the only one that's got it! Boy am I steamed!!! Sure would be nice to use a _FAST_ full duplex connection with a UNIX box running DNET. Done whining... USR's are nice as long as you get the latest ROMS and don't want anything else from them once you've bought it. -Beej -- I must remember to be cheerful and obedient. I must remember to be cheerful and obedient. I must remember to be cheerful and obedient. mail: anderson@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu
jafo@miranda.UUCP (Sean Reifschneider) (06/08/91)
In article <x91scott.676035139@techno> x91scott@techno.nepean.uws.EDU.AU (Scott Golby) writes: >Hi Everyone, I'm looking to goto a New Modem at 9600 baud and am looking >for opinions (and prices) on any model and protocol out there. > I'm looking Seriously at the US Robotics Dual Standard, so I will >have v32 as well as HST. > Any suggestions or any comments? How good is PEP compared to HST? I've got an HST now and like it. US-Robotics makes good modems. The modem that I'm looking at is the Supra 9600. I think they're selling for about $550 (All I know are the reseller prices, and the Supra is about $500 less than the Dual Standard). You might want to check it out. Sean -- From the desk of Sean Reifschneider. Isn't Amiga UUCP great? Thanks Matt. uunet.uu.net!ccncsu.colostate.edu!ncuug!miranda!jafo