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- From: pauln@nuustak.csir.co.za (Paul Nash)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: octocom
- Date: 9 Nov 1992 15:07:44 +0200
- Organization: Infotek, CSIR, South Africa
- Lines: 15
- Message-ID: <pauln.721314362@nuustak>
- References: <dbehr.57.721311861@dos-lan.cs.up.ac.za>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: nuustak.csir.co.za
- Keywords: modem, octocom
-
- Thus spake dbehr@dos-lan.cs.up.ac.za (Danie Behr):
-
- > I have read somewhere that the company that manufactures and sell octocom
- > modems are in financial trouble. Can anyone confirm or deny this. I am in
- > the process in buying, and would like to be sure that I am not going to end
- > up with more trouble in terms of support.
-
- I don't know whether or not they are in trouble, but don't waste your
- money. The modems are overpriced, do not perform at all well, and the
- local (SA) support is limited (to say the _very_ least). Rather buy
- almost anything else!
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- Paul Nash (voice) +27-12-8413050
- Network Services, CSIR Infotek (fax) +27-12-8414109
- PO Box 395, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa (home) paul@frcs.alt.za
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