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- From: doswald@xmission.com (David Oswald)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.dcom.modems,misc.forsale.computers.modems
- Subject: Re: **USR 28.8/33.6 Voice Modem...experience?
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 23:48:14 GMT
- Organization: XMission Internet (801 539 0900)
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- innovative_technologies@actcom.co.il (innovative technologies) wrote:
-
- >mano@infohouse.com (Manoel A. Felciano) wrote:
-
- >>Does anybody have any experience with the US Robotics Sportster 33.6
- >>Voice? I'm particularly interested in the reliability of the voice
- >>features: speakerphone, voice mail, checking messages remotely, forwarding
- >>to beepers, etc.
-
- >>I assume this modem can distinguish between phone/fax/ARA? Also, I've heard that
-
- >>- It doesn't work well with FaxSTF 3.2
- >>- The voice capabilities are pretty terrible.
-
- >>Agree/disagree? Appreciate all advice very much.
-
- >>email preferred
-
- >>mano@infohouse.com
-
- >Most modern 28.8 voice modems have poor voice quality. They tend to
- >sacrifice voice quality for storage space (they use 4 bit, low rate
- >sampling, etc). For good Voice quality we (and many happy users and
- >developers) would recommend the NSC TYIN2000 and TYIN4000 DSP modems
- >(a bit old but great Voice and FAX, albeit 14.4kbps max DATA). They
- >deliver 8KHz, 8bit voice announcements, compared with 4800Hz, 4 bit
- >popular today...
-
- >Take a look at our WEB site for more info on the subject.
-
- >best regards,
-
- > Innovative Technologies
- > Telecom, Multimedia and VoiceMail
- > email: innovative_technologies@actcom.co.il
- > Check our WEB site at:
- > WWW: http://www.israel.net/innovative/
-
- >(note: When responding, please send email in addition to post here).
-
- I have found that Boca makes a great little 14.4 voice/fax/modem. The
- voice sample system has a 4 bit, 8 bit (7200khz) and a 16bit (also
- 7200khz I believe) mode. Mine stays on all the time and never
- requires a reboot to keep operating month after month.
-
- Dave
-
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