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- Path: FreeNet.Carleton.CA!an171
- From: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
- Subject: Re: Supra or USR
- Message-ID: <DnEKK8.I70@freenet.carleton.ca>
- Sender: an171@freenet2.carleton.ca (Anthony Hill)
- Reply-To: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
- Organization: The National Capital FreeNet
- References: <312CAAB1.5136@netscape.com> <4gon49$jdq@hustle.rahul.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 21:48:07 GMT
-
-
- Bill Llewellyn (thinker@rahul.net) writes:
- > In article <312CAAB1.5136@netscape.com>,
- > Brian Hernacki <bhern@netscape.com> wrote:
- >>So I looking to buy a 28.8 modem and I have narrowed it
- >>down to either the Supra 28.8 FaxModem or the USR V.34.
- >>They both seem about the same price and neither one seems
- >>to far beyond the other in benchmarks and ratings.
- >>
- >>I've used Supras for years with good results, but I
- >>was curious if anyone who has owned either of these
- >>knows of any reasons to buy or not buy either one..
- >
- > I went through the following V.34 (28.8k) modems trying to find one which
- > worked well with my ISP. Note that *none* ever got a single, useable
- > 28.8k connection, so I'm working with non-optimal phone lines -- which is
- > probably good from the standpoint of screening modem performance!
- >
- > (BTW, I have a Mac 6100, so I'm talking only of external modems.)
- >
- > From best to worst:
- >
- > 1. SupraFAXModem V.34. Edges out the PPI by a hair. But it's also Flash
- <random snipping>
- >
- > 2. Practical Peripherals MC288MT II. Pretty happy with this modem. Could
- >
- > 3. Motorola LifeStyle. Worked as well as the PPI (see #2), but for about
- >
- > 4. Global Village Teleport Platinum. Worked well, but very rarely got in
- >
- > 5. USR Sportster V.34+ (33.4k). Would regularly get in at 26.4k and sometimes
- >
- > As always, YMMV, but the Supra is the winner as I see it, at least in the
- > $190-$230 range.
-
- Hmm, out of curiosity, what brand of modems does you're ISP use?
- (any bet's that it's a Rockwell based modem?).
-
- Anthony
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- Anthony Hill | an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA
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