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- From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Supra vs Zoom v32bis FaxModems
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.194841.24481@sj.ate.slb.com>
- Date: 10 Nov 92 19:48:41 GMT
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- Tad Cook (tad@ssc.com) wrote:
- : In article <1dejepINNndh@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong) writes:
- : >I hear that both modems are not very good modems in that there are
- : >problems with compatibilities with other modems, and problems with the
- : >busy signal. For a little more, you can get a US Robotics Sportster
- : >which is a much better product (but I hate how it looks though. :) ).
- : >
- :
- : My ZOOM VFX has had no problems with busy signals. I just used the
- : intialization string shown in the manual. I also have had no problems
- : with compatibility with various V.32bis and V.32 modems, such as
- : Hayes, Intel, Supra, Twincom, USR HST, etc.
- :
-
- I second this. Mine has had no problems at all. Early, there was a bug in the
- ROM version that hadd some difficulty connecting to some 2400 baud modems,
- but they sent new ROM's free of charge, and it fixed it right up.
-
- You can add Telebit WorldBlazers and T3000's to the above list of modems it
- has no problems connecting with.
-
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