Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!chinet!steinmetz!davidsen
From: davidsen@steinmetz.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: High speed modems
Message-ID: <1047@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Dec-86 13:05:20 EST
Article-I.D.: steinmet.1047
Posted: Mon Dec 29 13:05:20 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 30-Dec-86 06:35:51 EST
References: <798@bunny.UUCP> <18600003@clio>
Reply-To: davidsen@kbsvax.UUCP (william E Davidsen)
Organization: General Electric CRD, Schenectady, NY
Lines: 30

In article <18600003@clio> berger@clio.Uiuc.ARPA writes:
>
>Yes, some brands are more robust than others.  I highly recommend
>NEC - I think they make the finest modems available, and the most
>fully featured.  They also boast a 5 year parts and labor warranty.
>
>Stay away from US Robotics and Anchor at all costs.

I'm not sure what you mean by "high speed" modems. After trying three
modems which claim 9600 baud operation, I have concluded that the best
thing to do is wait a year. I will post more info as I test more
modems, but nothing tested so far has been really satisfactory.

Some people use the term to mean 2400 (or even 1200) baud, in which
case I STRONGLY disagree about the USR units. One of the local BBS
systems had 6 lines USR and 6 lines Hayes. They then added 6 more lines
USR. Our organization has added a number of MultiTech 224E modems which
run 300/1200/2400 and offer MNP error correction. This seems to yield
very reliable connections. I like them well enough to be upgrading my
BBS to them, what higher recommendation can I give?

	-bill davidsen

	seismo!rochester!steinmetz!--\
       /                               \
ihnp4!                                  >---> crdos1!davidsen
       \                               /
        chinet! ---------------------/  (davidsen%crdos1.uucp@ge-crd.ARPA)

"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward"