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- From: reinarts@winternet.com (Tim Reinarts)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Modem endurance question
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 96 13:35:44 GMT
- Organization: StarNet Communications
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- In article <4fro6q$9um@uwm.edu>,
- ykevin@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu (Kevin J Osowski) wrote:
- >I have 2 USR 144 sportster modems in a linux box. I use one to connect to a
- >modem pool in the University. It is connected continually for ever. That is
- >until it died after 3 months of near continual connection. Whenever it
- >would hangup it would call back in minutes.
- >
- >The question is, is this too much to expect from these modems? If it is
- >are there any recomendations that would really work for this
- >application? I am looking for 288 but would really like it to be more
- >durable or is this impossible? I did try a USR 288 and it only lasted
- >12-16 hours and then loose connection. The machine would then need to be
- >rebooted, not good. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.
- >Maybe something like an industrial modem.
- >
- you might consider a leased line. If you need to be connected continuously,
- and can't afford to go down, a leased line may be thea answer.
-