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- From: roccella@bc.cybernex.net (Matthew Roccella)
- Subject: Re: Best 28.8 Ext Modem?
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- Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 13:48:40 GMT
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- an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill) wrote:
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- >Fringe Ryder (fringe@netcom.com) writes:
- >> There are tons of modems discussed here, but is there a consensus
- >> on the best one?
- >>
- >> Ideally, I'd like an...
- >> External
- >> 28.8
- >> LCD in English
- >> Fast
- >> Under $300
- >>
- >> However, I'll give up the LCD if necessary. Practical Peripherals
- >> has an LCD on their ProClass external, but they charge about $150
- >> extra for it, and their CompuServe forum is filled with complaints
- >> about it.
- >>
- >> So what is a good modem?
-
- > I think the closest thing to what you're looking for would be the
- >SupraFAXmodem. It doesn't really have an LCD, just a 2 character
- >alphanumeric display, but Supra has managed to squeeze a fair bit of info
- >into that 2 character display. The Pact. Perif. PC288LCD is the cheapest
- >LCD mdoem I know of, and it's generally about $300. I've heard varying
- >reports. In general though, it seems to do very well if you have good
- >phone lines, but has problems if you've got really crummy phone lines.
- >Only way to know for sure how it will do on your lines is to get one and
- >try it out (just make sure you can return it if you don't like it). As
- >for other LCD modems, you'll probably be lookint at $400+. Microcom,
- >Motorola, Penril, AT&T, Telebit, etc. all make them, but they're all
- >pretty expansive.
-
- >Anthony
-
- >--
- >Anthony Hill | an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA
-
- Practical Periferals makes a ProClass 28.8 modem with a 3 line
- LCD display that gives you the status in English. I've seen it go for
- about $350.00. Practical Periferal modems seem to be good
- performers, too.
-
- Matthew
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