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- From: weasel@ecis.com (Pete Nelson)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Real Cheap 14.4 External Modem?
- Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 21:45:05 GMT
- Organization: East County Internet Services, Inc.
- Message-ID: <313f5749.101508198@news.ecis.com>
- References: <313a6a31.23402271@news.emi.net> <DntDuK.HDq@freenet.carleton.ca>
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- On Tue, 5 Mar 1996 21:47:08 GMT, an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony
- Hill) wrote:
-
- > Anything that is NOT an RPI or controllerless modem (basically any
- >modem that doesn't require special software to run properly). I'd
- >recommend GVC (or OEM thereof, eg Maxtech). They generally very cheap and
- >fairly good (as long as you make sure to get their regular model and not
- >their RPI model).
-
- I'm using a Maxtech 28.8k here at work. I'll admit I raised an
- eyebrow when the boss bought them since I had never heard of them.
-
- However, it's been a solid performer. No carrier drops, great
- throughput, very reliable.
-
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