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- From: gottloeb@eel.dsd.trw.com (Jeffrey R. Gottloeb)
- Subject: Re: Word of Advice
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.005114.24125@gumby.dsd.trw.com>
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- Organization: TRW, INC.
- References: <9208250703.AA04647@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <BtKBps.440@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us>
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 00:51:14 GMT
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- In article <BtKBps.440@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us> mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:
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- >People buying a modem just have to decide which they want more, a low
- >price or good service and tech support. If you want the service and
- >support, then you buy from one of the well-known big companies out
- >there, like Telebit, US Robotics, or Hayes. If you want a low price,
- >then there are five or six companies (Supra, Zyxel, Zoom, Practical
- ^^^^^
- ^^^^^
- ZyXEL does not use the Rockwell chip set. They use a custom chip set.
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- >Peripherals, Intel, etc.) out there repackaging the Rockwell V.32bis
- >chipset and selling a modem. You won't get great service or support,
- >and your modem may break a bit more frequently or have cheaper parts
- >in it, but you *will* get a low price. Remember, folks: You get what
- >you pay for.
- >
- >--
- >Marc Unangst | Real men don't make backups. Real men never
- >mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us | accidentally delete files that they're going
- > | to need later.
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