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- From: wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Prodigy's "Eagle" modem
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.050218.9519@netcom.com>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 05:02:18 GMT
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- Mike Van Pelt (mvp@netcom.com) wrote:
- : I just noticed that Prodigy is pushing a 9600 baud service, and is
- : selling an "Eagle" v.32-capable modem to go with it for $200. Does
- : anyone know anything about this modem? I read somewhere that the
- : modem did v.32bis, v.42bis, and fax, but Prodigy (in keeping with
- : its "aimed at the computer-clueless" philosophy) gave no useful
- : information about the modem at all except that it would work with
- : their 9600 baud v.32 service.
- :
- : If it really does have v.32bis/v.42bis/fax, then that's the lowest
- : price yet -- low enough to convince me to spring for a new modem as
- : soon as my boss tells me I have to bring back his Worldblazer.
-
- Its a modem made by Digicom and is based on the same chipset as the
- Scout+ modem. There are quite a few differences, the factory defaults
- are different for example. The Eagle is only available to Prodigy
- members and must be ordered online. As you say its offered together
- with Prodigy's recent introduction of the 9600 bps service. Let me know
- if I can help with any questions.
-
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