6600wood@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Joseph Wood) (05/30/91)
I am interested in buying a modem and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I know that modems like the zoom modem do all this for about $170. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to price, brand, source and such. Thank you.
ake@dayton.saic.com (Earle Ake) (05/31/91)
In article <11672@hub.ucsb.edu>, 6600wood@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Joseph Wood) writes: > I am interested in buying a modem and was wondering if anyone had > any suggestions. I know that modems like the zoom modem do all this > for about $170. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as > to price, brand, source and such. About two years ago I had a friend who purchased the zoom 2400 baud modem because it was cheaper than the Supra 2400. He had nothing but line noise problems. He took that one back and purchased a Supra 2400 and didn't have any further problems. I know of at least ten Supra 2400 modems in use by work, friends, and the BBS. A few have taken lightning hits and Supra repaired them. It was free if within the one year warrantee period. I don't know about the SupraModem 2400 Plus they just announced. We are going to trade in out 2400 modems for the 2400 Plus models. They provide MNP5 & V.42. They also come with a 5 year warranty! Priced at $239.95, you can't beat them. Earle _____________________________________________________________________________ ____ ____ ___ Earle Ake /___ /___/ / / Science Applications International Corporation ____// / / /__ Dayton, Ohio ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet: ake@dayton.saic.com uucp: dayvb!ake SPAN: 28284::ake
darrell@comspec.uucp (Darrell Grainger) (05/31/91)
In article <11672@hub.ucsb.edu> 6600wood@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Joseph Wood) writes: >I am interested in buying a modem and was wondering if anyone had >any suggestions. I know that modems like the zoom modem do all this >for about $170. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as >to price, brand, source and such. First, sorry for posting this public but my email seems to be bouncing back on me (hopefully that will be resolved shortly). What model Zoom modem has the v.42? Is it v.42bis or the older v.42? We sell the Zoom 2400R which does not have the error correcting. Our distributor has not given us pricing on any other Zoom modems so I would believe they are unaware of the error correcting version. Are you from Canada, USA, or what? is your price of $170 in US dollars? Thanks for any response, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Darrell Grainger (darrell@comspec) |Comspec Communications Inc. | | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |Disclaimer: My opinions do not | | (416)617-1475 (416)633-5605 |reflect those of my employer. | |------------------------------------+-------------------------------| | Motorcycle: Honda PC800 | Computer:Amiga 2000 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Darrell Grainger (darrell@comspec) |Comspec Communications Inc. | | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |Disclaimer: My opinions do not | | (416)617-1475 (416)633-5605 |reflect those of my employer. |
rohwerwd@netcom.COM (W. David Rohwer) (06/01/91)
In article <1991May30.231307.1636@dayton.saic.com> ake@dayton.saic.com (Earle Ake) writes: >In article <11672@hub.ucsb.edu>, 6600wood@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Joseph Wood) writes: >> I am interested in buying a modem and was wondering if anyone had >> any suggestions. I know that modems like the zoom modem do all this >> for about $170. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as >> to price, brand, source and such. > > About two years ago I had a friend who purchased the zoom 2400 baud >modem because it was cheaper than the Supra 2400. He had nothing but line >noise problems. He took that one back and purchased a Supra 2400 and didn't >have any further problems. I know of at least ten Supra 2400 modems in use >by work, friends, and the BBS. A few have taken lightning hits and Supra >repaired them. It was free if within the one year warrantee period. I purchased the Zoom V.42bis modem within the last year. It contains MNP 1-5, V.42, and V.42bis. I have used it pretty steadily and have not experienced any problems with it. I am a satisfied customer. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Seeking Software Engineering position. Inquiries welcome. | | Please look in misc.jobs.resumes. (BSCS + 3 Yrs. Exp.) | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // W. David Rohwer // | | \X/ Go A's! \X/ Internet: rohwerwd@netcom.COM | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
mis1050@desire.wright.edu (KENNETH STITH) (06/04/91)
From article <1991May30.231307.1636@dayton.saic.com>, by ake@dayton.saic.com (Earle Ake): > In article <11672@hub.ucsb.edu>, 6600wood@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Joseph Wood) writes: >> I am interested in buying a modem and was wondering if anyone had >> any suggestions. I know that modems like the zoom modem do all this >> for about $170. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as >> to price, brand, source and such. > > About two years ago I had a friend who purchased the zoom 2400 baud > modem because it was cheaper than the Supra 2400. He had nothing but line > noise problems. He took that one back and purchased a Supra 2400 and didn't > have any further problems. I know of at least ten Supra 2400 modems in use > by work, friends, and the BBS. A few have taken lightning hits and Supra > repaired them. It was free if within the one year warrantee period. > > I don't know about the SupraModem 2400 Plus they just announced. We > are going to trade in out 2400 modems for the 2400 Plus models. They provide > MNP5 & V.42. They also come with a 5 year warranty! Priced at $239.95, you > can't beat them. > > I just bought the Zoom V.42bis modem a couple weeks ago for $149 and I've had no problems with it at all. No line noise or anything. Also PC magazine made the Zoom modem its Editors' Choice (from opinions I've heard about that article I don't know how good that really is). It only comes with a 2 year warranty though. Ken Wright State University >