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- From: dhaire@gate.net (doug haire)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR or Motorola -- Which to buy??
- Date: 17 Apr 1996 15:00:06 -0400
- Organization: CyberGate, Inc.
- Message-ID: <4l3f3m$nlc@navajo.gate.net>
- References: <4k3qd0$lai@raffles.technet.sg> <4k90ko$m4@eve.enteract.com> <massello-0804962351110001@ip201.elp.primenet.com> <4kmcf7$h3g@parlor.hiwaay.net> <massello-1504960216430001@ip205.elp.primenet.com>
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- Neill A Massello (massello@primenet.com) wrote:
- : In article <4kmcf7$h3g@parlor.hiwaay.net>, blailock@hiwaay.net (blailock) wrote:
- :
- : > In article <massello-0804962351110001@ip201.elp.primenet.com>,
- : > massello@primenet.com says...
- :
- : > >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.
- : > >
- : >
- : > The Motorola Premier 33.6 does support Caller ID.
- :
- : And I am delighted to have been wrong. This means that I will soon be
- : upgrading my Power to a Premier. I considered switching to the USR Courier
- : for 33.6k, but after reading all those posts about problems with USR's
- : modems and their "screw you" attitude toward technical support, I decided
- : to stick with Motorola.
-
- You have seen no posts about lack of support or major problems with the
- USR Courier.
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