Re: [aclug-L] Modem Setup

["John Nunes" <jjnunes@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 13:21:40 -0600 (CST), Jonathan Hall wrote:

>Yes, USR may be a bit more expensive, but *you get what you pay for*.
>When you pay $29.99 w/ a $20 mail-in rebate for a 56k Atlas modem, you get
>what you pay for--a $10 piece of plastic with copper contacts.

The Best Data modems are not in that clan.  They are decent, and
perhaps 1/3 less expensive than USR sportsters.


>When you pay $120 for a 56k external USR Sportster, you get a quality,
>$120 modem.
>
>I own three USR Sporsters and a USR Courier--I bought them all used, never
>paid more than $50 for any of them.  The Courier is upgradable to 56k
>(haven't flashed it as 56k is not an option in my area, nor does an analog
>56k modem help on _incoming_ calls, which is what I do. :-), and the
>Sportsters are all 33.6.

I use a Courier as well.  Excellent modem.


- John Nunes  <jjnunes@xxxxxxxxxxx>

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