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- From: rlewis@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Robert Lewis)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Decision time: USR Sportster vs Motorola Power vs Supra .....
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 19:12:13 GMT
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Message-ID: <4gt0kh$nh0@coranto.ucs.mun.ca>
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- pvo@io.com (Peter Van Overen) wrote:
-
- >In article <4gr2fi$noq@nw002.infi.net>, sbmoore@infi.net (Scott B. Moore) wrote:
- >
- >> Yup...it's buying time and I still can't decide on a winner 28.8 modem. What
- >> makes it worse is I've been doing my homework on this and I STILL can't
- >> decide!! Here's how I see it...what do you think?
- >>
- >> (1) USR Sportster V.34: All the magazine tests claim this is the best
- >
- >I have been working with a couple USR Sportster VI's at work, and have all
- >kinds of problems (manual not specifing that the serial port only works to
- >38400, for example), not least of which is the lousy documentation, and
- >the useless WWW site that USR has put up- largely marketing fluff, and no
- >phone numbers (for technical help, anyway) or useful downloads (flash ROM
- >upgrades, docs, ARA CCLs, etc.). I will never buy (or recommend a friend
- >buy) a USR product based on my experience with the ones we had inflicted
- >on us by our peerless MIS group.
- >
- >>
- >> (2) Motorola Power 28.8 V.34: I like most of what I've heard about Motorola
- >> and they seem to have good tech support & warranty policies AND their own
- >> datapumps and a flash ROM. But I don't know anyone that has one to check it
- >> out myself. A strong contender between USR & Motorola...?
- >>
- >
- >I have a Motorola Power 28.8 for home use, and would highly recommend it
- >to anyone- It worked well from the beginning, and provides consistant high
- >speed connections to my ISP. If only I could get our MIS folks to buy some
- >for the folks at work, instead of the aggravating USR's. I was pretty
- >neutral on this until I had to waste a bunch of time figuring out why
- >remote access connections didn't work- now I can understand (and endorse)
- >the USR flamefest featured in this newsgroup.
- >
- >A simple example- check out the following URL's, and see which has the
- >most useful information downloadable (I usually work on comm problems at
- >night, at home,and so internet access via WWW and FTP for flash ROM
- >upgrades, docs, etc. is useful to me. I also avoid toll calls to BBS'es,
- >when possible).
- >
- >Motorola:
- >http://www.motorola.com/MIMS/ISG/Products/PowerClass28.8/
- >
- >USR:
- >http://www/usr.com
- >
- >If USR would provide the same kind of information on it's WWW site that is
- >available (at least, assumed to be available) on it's BBS, I wouldn't be
- >as torqued as I am- but really, a communications company that is this
- >goofy doesn't inspire much confidence. Just for fun, see if you can find
- >the one 800 number buried in the USR WWW site, and then use that number to
- >get connected to technical support, where you can listen to music for an
- >hour (from 11:30 to 12:30 CST) before hanging up in disgust- no way to
- >leave a message for a call-back, either. I'm just glad it wasn't on my
- >nickel, which is apparently the norm for USR tech support.
- >
- >>
- >> There you have it...decisions, decisions, decisions... What do you all
- >> think? What do you use and are you happy with it? All info, comments, etc
- >> are most appreciated.
- >
- >Just my $0.02, YMMV.
- >
- >Regards,
- >
- >Peter
- >
- >--
- >--------------------------------------
- >
- >When shibboleths are outlawed, only outlaws will have shibboleths.
- >
- >Are you tired of phony psychic hotlines?
- If you run NT *DO NOT* buy the Sportster V.34+. Works fine in Win95
- but drops carrier in NT.
-
-