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- From: hbrda@dec001.hou281.chevron.com (b.r.daniels DEC)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Need help figuring out what modem to buy
- Keywords: reviews,comparisons,polls,Supra,ZyXEL,PPI,testing
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.193442.24667@nntpserver.chevron.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 19:34:42 GMT
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- Sigh. I was really hoping there would be a FAQ file for this group. I'm
- sure my questions would have been covered...
-
- I've been looking for a modem which will do at least 9600 baud data com-
- munication, possibly with 14,400 baud/compression, possibly with additional
- FAX capability, for not much more than $300, and preferably less. I've
- looked through Computer Shopper, and found a variety of modems which *might*
- do what I want, but I'm not sure. I saw one modem that said 14,400 FAX, and
- nothing else. DOes that mean it just does FAX at 14.4 kbps, or does it mean
- it does 14.4 kbps plus FAX? What exactly are V.32 and V.42? What does the
- "bis" sometimes after V.x2 mean? What are Group 1/2/3 FAX, and which do I
- probably want?
-
- Any recommendations for the best modem in my price range?
-
- E-mail responses appreciated, though I will check here for a few days.
-
- Thanks for any help you can give,
- - Brad
- --
- Brad Daniels | daniels@bigred.enet.dec.com
- "Chevron's DEC whipping boy" | I wouldn't speak for DEC unless
- Digital Equipment Corp. | they asked me, and they won't ask me.
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