Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!killer!mic!gary From: gary@mic.UUCP (Gary Lewin) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: wanted to buy: a reliable modem Keywords: practical modem Message-ID: <164@mic.UUCP> Date: 18 Sep 88 15:59:12 GMT References: <219100002@iapic.cvm.uiuc.edu> <6505@dasys1.UUCP> Reply-To: gary@mic.UUCP (Gary Lewin) Organization: Micro Net Lines: 36 In article <6505@dasys1.UUCP> jpr@dasys1.UUCP (Jean-Pierre Radley) writes: >In article <219100002@iapic.cvm.uiuc.edu> mab@iapic.cvm.uiuc.edu writes: >>It seems that noone has experience with ZOOM modems. >>How about the Signalman Mark XII or the Volksmodem? >>I'm looking for an inexpensive (good quality) modem. >>Is there another brand that someone knows of? > >I use Practical Peripherals 2400 baud, Hayes compatible. I've had them for the >last eight months. No trouble whatsoever. Cost me around 175.00 each, plus >tax. >-- I also have a Practical Peripherals PM2400SA modem. For the money ( $166.00 ), this modem does very well. It is also made in the USA, a rarity these days. There is a full 5 year warrenty, which does not seem to be needed (yet? :-). Before finally buying this modem, I tried three Packard Bell 2400 baud modems, one after the other. Each one had serious brain damage. After the first of these, I stopped testing them with UN*X and checked them out with a dumb terminal. The fact that these could be sold to anyone is incredible! Nice case, though. In the same price range ( $129.00 - $139.00 ), there were three brands available at Soft Warehouse in Dallas. These were Incomm, Anchor and Packard Bell. Since I have had TERRIBLE experiences with Incomm in the past and Anchor is really Signalman, there was nothing left but Packard Bell [ which has (had) a good name with hardware ]. If anyone is choosing an inexpensive modem and is willing to experiment a bit, I have one piece of advice. BEFORE buying, be absolutly sure that the company you purchase from allows returns with NO PROBLEMS. Soft Warehouse does and I am sure some others do too. This is not the kind of thing to experiment with via mail order. Driving 100 miles to save $10.00, also does not make sense. For some reason, modems epitomize the saying "LET THE BUYER BEWARE". Gary Lewin {convex, killer, tness7}!mic!gary