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- From: mvp777@castle.net (MVP)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: WINMODEM A PIECE OF CRAP?
- Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 02:26:54 GMT
- Organization: My House
- Message-ID: <315ded00.9097389@news.microfone.net>
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- dnoll@ix.netcom.com(david noll ) wrote:
-
- > I was a fool and purchased a winmodem today ? even after all the
- >us robotics warnongs in this and other groups. If you are considering
- >a U.S.ROBOTICS MODEM DONT-THEY DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOU AFTER YOU
- >BUY. THE WINMODEM does not plug and play-its not very fast- in
- >netscape Im getting 1.6 to 2.0 bytes per sec. how does ths compare
- >with other winmodem owners out there.
-
- I don't know if it's too late to add to this but, I just bought a USR
- Winmodem and after some A/B comparison with my old Hayes 28.8 V.FC,
- I'm quite pleased. Transfer rates in Netscape are consistently higher
- as well as results from using the tcpspeed.exe program to measure
- throughput.
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