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- From: massello@primenet.com (Neill A Massello)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR or Motorola -- Which to buy??
- Date: 8 Apr 1996 22:51:02 -0700
- Organization: Parson's Egg Productions
- Sender: root@primenet.com
- Message-ID: <massello-0804962351110001@ip201.elp.primenet.com>
- References: <4k3qd0$lai@raffles.technet.sg> <4k90ko$m4@eve.enteract.com>
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- In article <4k90ko$m4@eve.enteract.com>, bob@horvath.com wrote:
-
- > One thing I haven't been able to find out is if the Power series
- > updates the datapump code or not (anyone?). The Motorola web page
- > mentions a confusing sentence that makes me think it cannot update the
- > datapump. So for example, they will not be able to upgrade to 33.6 via
- > a download like the Courier is capable of. If anyone knows if I am
- > reading this right (or wrong), I'ld love to hear from you.
- >
- > Basically, if can't decide whether I want to spend the money on a
- > Courier. It seems to be the concensus choice at that price range.
-
- The Power's datapump cannot be upgraded by flashing. The Motorola Premier
- does have a flashable DSP datapump. Also, none of the Motorola modems can
- do VFC or V32terbo, whereas the Courier V Everything does support both of
- those. And it doesn't look like the Premier supports caller ID, either --
- a rather surprising omission in a modem of this class.
-
- As for the money, Computability is advertising the Premier for $325 and
- the Courier for $369.
-
- --
- Neill A Massello | "All government -- indeed, every human benefit
- <massello@primenet.com> | and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent
- <73324.2047@compuserve.com> | act -- is founded on compromise and barter."
- -- Edmund Burke, 1775
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