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- From: Adam.Frix@p18.f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
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- Subject: Re: recommend a 14.4k modem?
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- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 04:29:12 EST
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- d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte) writes:
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- > Adam.Frix@p18.f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix) writes:
- JW> to let you in on a sleeper of a deal: the US Robotics Sportster
- JW> line of modems is their consumer line, and their Sportster
- JW> 14.4 Faxmodem sells for under $350 on the street (pick up
- JW> Computer Shopper). It's v.32bis, of course, and comes from
- JW> a company with some years of experience in high speed modems.
- JW>
- JW> However, the sportsters are not as good as the dual standard
- JW> ones.
-
- For the lurkers: The Dual Standard you refer to is from the USR Courier line.
- Their Sportster line is USR's "value" line (if you will). Yes, it's true,
- the Courier line is superior to the Sportster line.
-
- However, I was responding to someone looking for "the best modem" in the Zoom
- Supra range. The Sportster is USR's answer to the new inexpensive faxmodems,
- but it's been around much longer, and is made by a company with much more
- experience in high speed modems. It's only at most $50 more than the Supras
- of the world, but gives much better performance than that $50 would belie.
-
- I just wonder why USR isn't advertising the heck out of it.
-
- --Adam--
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