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- From: g_rima@computek.net (Gary Rima)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Zoom 28.8
- Date: 31 Jan 1996 13:57:06 GMT
- Organization: Compu-Net DFW's Premiere Internet Access Provider
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- In article <4eje1n$43e@azure.acsu.buffalo.edu>, millevil@acsu.buffalo.edu
- says...
- >
- >
- >Daniel Rosenzweig (drosenzw@mci.newscorp.com) wrote:
- >
- >: >I would not recommend Zoom to anyone. Take it back as soon as you
- >: >can. I have had nothing but problems. Someone I know here at the
- >: >school I go to can also vouch for this. He told me that their 14.4's
- >: >are ok, but the v.34 have a lot of problems. He knows this from his
- >: >own experience and from what he's heard from other ISP's in the area.
- >
- >: The OLDER ROMs of the v.34i/x had problems, the current ROM is fine. The
- >: COMSTAR modems have problems with 30% of PCs with PCI buses- Rockwell is
- >: working on the problem.
- >
- >You may have had absolutely no problems whatsoever with Zoom modems,
- >but that does not make you a modem expert, nor does it qualify you to
- >make such a broad statement like, "the current ROM is fine."
- >
- >If you have an opinion, fine. But don't make it sound like a
- >carved-in-stone fact.
- >--
- >Andy Milleville
- >millevil@eng.buffalo.edu
-
- Gee, Andy, let's try exactly the same logic: "You may have had lots of
- problems with Zoom modems, but that does not make you a modem expert, nor
- does it qualify you to make such a broad statement like, 'Take it back as
- soon as you can.'" Chill out!!!!
-
- Now, before you flame me, I, like most (all?) in this thread am not a modem
- expert either, but my Zoom V.34i works fine and connects at full 28,8 most
- of the time, once I got the latest ROM upgrade. BTW, I connect to at
- least three different services on a daily basis, so my Zoom gets used a
- lot and has been very solid. The modems have also been rated as the best
- low cost V.34 by PC Mag after they ran rather extensive tests. Zoom tech
- support via the net has been prompt and courteous, with the new ROMs being
- shipped free immediately upon request.
-
- BTW, Andy, you mention "the school you go to." For the record, I'm not
- going to school these days. I'm a degreed E.E. with 18 years experience
- in the computer and data communications industry. So, let me echo Daniel's
- statement and do a bit of my own carving. :)
-
- "The current ROM is fine!!"
-
- -Gary-
-
-
-