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- From: alpert@netaxs.com (Robert Alpert)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Please Suggest Good 28.8 to buy
- Date: 19 Feb 1996 21:53:01 GMT
- Organization: Philadelphia's Complete Internet Provider
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- Robert Freeman (freemn15@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
- > their being cheap. like yugo's. most isp's I've heard of use usr modems.
- > and why waste space using an external modem anyway?
-
- #1: Not everyone is in a position to spend $400 or $500 for a "good"
- modem. Frequently the question being asked is which of the
- cheapies is the best bet, even though they will all have
- shortcomings.
-
- #2: Not all users have an available expansion slot for an internal modem.
- (My own system has a 7-slot motherboard and they are ALL filled.)
-
- --
- Bob Alpert
- alpert@netaxs.com
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