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- From: jebriggs@indirect.com (John Briggs)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Internal vs, External ?
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 96 16:15:34 GMT
- Organization: (none to speak of)
- Message-ID: <4jelcj$pub@globe.indirect.com>
- References: <3156c11c.771682@news.essex1.com> <4j6o5m$36f@aplinfo.jhuapl.edu> <DouIIt.77I@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM> <315790f1.53985321@news.essex1.com> <31583d78.0@server.mediasoft.net>
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- In article <31583d78.0@server.mediasoft.net>,
- Barber_B@mediasoft.net (Bob) wrote:
- ..
- >>>>>Since Externals seem to be more expensive, why would anybody buy one?
- >
- >
- ..
- >>>If your service is hit by lightning the external modem takes the brunt of
- >>>the shock...
- >
- >Another point for externals, when nothing seems to be happening, you
- >can glance at the modem to see what it is/isn't doing.
-
- An external modem that has locked up may be reset without requiring that the
- computer be reset as well.
-
- (To follow up an earlier posting of my own, why aren't there internal modems
- with external reset switches? There are software status "lights" available so
- for me, at least, the biggest pain is having to do a computer reset if my
- modem hangs. I prefer internal modems because they help keep wiring to a
- minimum.)
-
-
- ___________
-
- John Briggs (jebriggs@indirect.com Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
-