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- From: glenned@kaiwan.com (glenned)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Should I expect 28.8K connects from my 28.8K modem?
- Date: 31 Jan 1996 22:39:12 GMT
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- In article <3108dd59.3948615@news.fyi.net>, rls@isrv.com says...
- >
- >glenned@kaiwan.com (glenned) wrote:
- >
- >>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.
- >>
- >>glenned
- >>
- >I'd take it back. You'd be better off with a Cardinal for $40-50 more, or
- >a US Robotics Sportster for around $200. Both are popular brands and can
- >be upgraded if necessary.
- >
- >Connect speeds are misleading. Data transfer rates are more important
- >since that's what you want to do with your modem.
- >
- >BTW, I use a Motorola Power 28.8 which connects at 28.8 95% of the time.
- >
- >See web page "http://www.teleport.com/~curt/modems.html" for some great
- >info on modem operation.
- >
-
- Thanks for your info. Since my last post, I have tried a Supra
- 288iPNP modem. I couldn't get it's plug and play utility to work
- under Win 3.11, so I upgraded to WIN95 and still can't get it to
- work. I put my no name modem back in, and it works just fine in
- WIN95. I am getting 28.8 connections with one of my ISP's POPs about
- half the time. With its other local POP I usually get 26.4.
-
- glenned
-
-