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- From: attaran@unixg.ubc.ca (Amir Attaran)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: MEGAHERTZ SUPPORT? There is none!
- Date: 22 Mar 1996 15:41:39 GMT
- Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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- I have been the miserable owner of a 28.8 Megahertz CruiseCard since a
- few months ago. FOR NO REASON SHOULD ONE BUY THIS MODEM!
- I have had great trouble faxing with it, and NO SUPPORT at all has been
- forthcoming from Megahertz.
-
- The problem is that the modem fails to work with about 20% of fax
- machines. It dials, handshakes, but does not send. When I try the same
- experiment with either of 2 other modems (Global Village or Magnum) on
- the same phone line and to the same fax machines, it works fine! The
- failure is 100% repeatable in my experience.
-
- Megahertz has an e-mail address for tech support. I have used this at
- least twenty times, and NEVER HAD A REPLY FROM TECH SUPPORT! It
- appears shockingly clear that messages sent to techsupport@mhz.com are
- infrequently, if ever, replied to. The last time I tried was in January,
- when out of exasperation I sent the same message 10 times!! No reply yet.
-
- I have spent hours on the phone with Megahertz, often at my expense, to
- diagnose this problem, but they are unable to say with certainty what is
- wrong. Part of the problem is that their hardware is made for PC, and
- their support for Mac is AWFUL. For instance, if you own a PC and the
- ROM of the modem needs to be flashed, this can be done by phone via their
- BBS. They do not offer this service for Mac, but offer instead to
- exchange your modem by DHL. Cost for this service: $35!! And if it does
- not work, too bad, since it is not refundable!! Unless you raise hell,
- you pick
- up the tab for a service that would be unnecessary if Megahertz supported
- Mac equivalently to PCs.
-
- To top it off, the Megahertz techie I spoke to suggests that it's a problem
- not with their product, but the Mac OS. Of course this is rubbish as the
- OS works with other modems, but it conveniently takes the onus off
- Megahertz. He suggested I upgrade my OS (it is only four months old).
- Apparently the fact that Megahertz touts System 7 compatibility is
- only relevant when they sell you the product. Later, when their kit fails
- to work, it becomes Apple's problem...
-
- This is a poor product, with miserable support for Mac users. I CANNOT
- ADVISE STRONGLY ENOUGH THAT YOU NOT BUY A MEGAHERTZ
- MODEM FOR MAC! I would be very interested to know if any other users
- have this SAME problem (no general problems, please), since I am
- contemplating legal action under the British Columbia Sale of Goods Act.
-
- Amir Attaran
- ATTARAN@NETINFO.UBC.CA
-
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