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- From: frisk@enter.net (Donna Forosisky)
- Newsgroups: uk.comp.misc,uk.net,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Sportster Vi 28,800 modem - any good ?
- Date: 10 Mar 1996 14:20:24 GMT
- Organization: PRSM Systems
- Message-ID: <4huof9$5qh@news.enter.net>
- References: <31372FE6.4E3B@vax.sbu.ac.uk> <4hqstk$h0d@newsgate.dircon.co.uk> <jpa-0903961739590001@ana1054.deltanet.com> <4htnon$i4f@piglet.cc.utexas.edu>
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- In article <4htnon$i4f@piglet.cc.utexas.edu>, victor@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
- says...
- >
- >
- >I've been using mine for a few months now connecting
- >exclusively to a pool of USR Couriers. I never have a problem
- >at all with the modem. As far as I can tell, I always
- >connected at 28.8 (using Linux most of the time).
- >However, the part that makes the modem a "Vi," that is
- >the Voice part is useless for most practical purpose.
- >It's not a problem for me because I bought it at a price
- >much lower than a regular but you might want to reasses
- >your selection if voice mail is important for you.
- >The other things people complained about here include
- >the volume button that doesn't work as conveniently as
- >with the regular Sportster, the problem at 57.6 setting
- >with the old 28.8 (I don't know about the 33.6).
- >
- >Hope this helps.
-
- This sounds like an external modem...I guess I should say that the modem
- with which I am having so much trouble is an internal.
-
- Donna
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