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- From: huang@students.uiuc.edu (Huang Peter)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Why upgrade Motorola Power 28.8 to 33.6?
- Date: 18 Apr 1996 15:02:55 GMT
- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
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- In <317500aa.11071794@snews.zippo.com> an514295@anon.penet.fi (RadioMan) writes:
- It is official now that you can upgrade your Power for a Premier for $100?
- The last I had, the upgraded model is not quite a Premier, meaning that some
- features are left out. Can someone answer these questions for me thanks.
- Peter
- >lclarke@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Lee Clarke) wrote:
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- >>:What's the great advantage? The higher speed can only
- >>:be had if it connects to another of the same speed, right? Why is this worth $100. Thanks.
- >>:--
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- >Upgrading the Power 28.8 to the Premier 33.6 gains you additional
- >performance features like adaptive speed, synchronous operation, and a
- >flash upgradable data pump.
-
- >This will give you better throughput at 28.8, and allow you 33.6 connects
- >whenever you are talking to another 33.6 modem on a clean line.
-
- >Since the two largest modem suppliers, Motorola and US Robotics, now offer
- >33.6 speed models it seems like a good choice to upgrade for the $99 price.
- >I don't think Motorola will offer this upgrade for a long period of time.
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