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- Path: sparky!uunet!mcsun!ub4b!incc!jerry
- From: jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Word of Advice
- Summary: Zoom
- Message-ID: <130.11379@incc.com>
- Date: 15 Sep 92 17:25:45 GMT
- References: <9208250703.AA04647@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <36942@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> <128.30009@incc.com>
- Organization: InCC.com Perwez Belgium
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- In article <128.30009@incc.com>, jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur) writes:
- > In article <36942@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu>, bjs@neptune.phys.ufl.edu (Brian J. Smith) writes:
- > > In article <1992Aug26.063904.8574@samba.oit.unc.edu> Denny.Chuang@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Denny Chuang) writes:
- > > >
- > > > I know Supra, Zoom, boca are in the sam boat, all three companies offer
- > > > the lowest price avaliable for a 1`4.4k modem.
- > >
- > >
- > > Wait, I bought 8 Zoom 14.4 External Fax Modems, had to send one back, but they
- > > come with a 7 year warrenty. My question is what are the problems with the
- > > Zoom ? The 2 reasons that I bought that brand over XYZ modem is that I hadn't
- > > heard of any troubles with the Zooms. And the cost of the Zoom was 100 bucks
- > > less then PP's 14.4 modem. As for supras I just stayed away from them after
- > > the flood of problems and 4 month waiting lists.
- > > Could someone enlighten me ?
- >
- > I received a Zoom V.42bis VFX modem about 4 weeks ago.
- >
- > I rarely get cps over 1200, usually 800-900, I can't get it to work
- > with uucp for more than 3 - 4 minutes without ASSERT ERRORs, when I
- > use it with PC plus, odyssey, xc or cu to log into bbs or other UNIX
- > machines interatively it drops carrier after 3 - 4 minutes,
- > I've tried to phone Zoom, never answer, sorry, yes, they do answer
- > after 5 to tell you it is after 5 and it is now an aswering machine,
- > I have faxed them twice, no reply.
-
- I received a reply to my fax to Zoom last night.
-
- They recommend a at\e1 before calling v32bis modems, to match phone
- line impedence.
-
- I'll try it....
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