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- Path: FreeNet.Carleton.CA!an171
- From: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
- Subject: Re: Should I expect 28.8K connects from my 28.8K modem?
- Message-ID: <DLpzHK.CB0@freenet.carleton.ca>
- Sender: an171@freenet5.carleton.ca (Anthony Hill)
- Reply-To: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
- Organization: The National Capital FreeNet
- References: <4e6bv2$e3f@kaiwan.kaiwan.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 04:36:56 GMT
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- glenned (glenned@kaiwan.com) writes:
- > I recently purchased a no-name 28.8K baud modem from Fry's for $100. It is
- > built in the USA and uses the Rockwell chipset (same one as the ZOOM modem).
- > About one third of the time it connects at 28.8K, usually it connects at
- > 26.4K, and sometimes it connects as low as 21K or 19K. How do the name
- > brands compare to this? Do they connect at 28.8K consistently?
- >
- > I have 3 more weeks to take it back if not satisfied. Feedback is
- > appreciated.
-
- It's really tough to say since almost everyone has just slightly
- different phone lines. Every modem on the market will connect
- consistantly at 28.8 if the phone lines are really good, and every modem
- on the market will connect lower then 21.6 (or not connect at all) if the
- phone lines are bad enough. So it's really tough to compare modems unless
- they're used on the same phone line (or a phone line simulator). FWIW
- though, I've used several modems, including USR Sportster and Couriers, a
- PPI, a Motorola and an InfoTel. Of all of those the Infotel was the one
- most similar to the one your using (they may actualy be manufactuered by
- the same company, since I doubt that Fry doesn't actualy build their own
- modems, even if they are Rockwell Glue 'n Go jobbies), and it was also the
- worst of the bunch by a fair margin. Of course, it was also the cheapest.
- In my experience, the saying "You get what you pay for" holds true.
-
- Anthony
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- Anthony Hill | an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA
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