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- From: egreen@waggen.twuug.com (Eddie Greensides)
- Subject: Re: WHAT TO CHOOSE: PP14400FX
- Message-ID: <1992Sep12.220330.6041@waggen.twuug.com>
- Organization: Brite Systems
- References: <2711.48.uupcb@uttsbbs.uucp>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 22:03:30 GMT
- Lines: 27
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- john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas) writes:
-
- >laviers@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Cocotte Minute) writes:
-
- > > I've been following with great interest all the discussions on the
- > > pros a nd cons of various 14400 modems+fax (ext).
- > > Here is the problem (if one can call that)
- > > for the same price (+- 20$), I can have an external USR Sportster
- > > fax-modem That has V32bis (I don't have it's "name") or I can have
- > > the PP14400FXSA (also external + fax).
- > > Which one should I choose?
- > > BTW: I should mention that it's not for SLIP, it's for my home,
- > > BBSing (user mod e) and working on my research -> connecting to a
- > > USR sportster here at Uof Montrea l. ^^^^^^^ from time to time :)
- > > :)
-
- >I went with the Sportster because at the time I bought it the PPI had
- >some known firmware bugs. If you go with PPI, make sure that you get
- >updated firmware.
-
- >Best regards,
- >John
- >
-
- PPI will be shipping 1.15M of its firmware to users starting next week. Its
- suppose to fix the automatic retain as well as connection problems. Also,
- the upgrade fixes faxes bugs, and receiving problems.
-