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From: WPW100@PSUVM.BITNET (Will Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: re: 2400 baud on a //c
Message-ID: <89206.191241WPW100@PSUVM>
Date: 25 Jul 89 23:12:41 GMT
Organization: Penn State University - Center for Academic Computing
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Hmmm...I ended up paying $180 for the thing.  It's supposed to be a
good modem (the Packard Bell 2400).  I know 2 people offhand who use
it and apparently haven't had any problems.  My problem was that it
couldn't generate the touch tones after a couple of weeks.  It made
tones, but the phone company wouldn't recognize them.  It still worked
as a modem though and still dialed pulse.  The first unit I had was
able to recognize the secondary MCI dial tones.  The unit I have now
doesn't, but that's a minor annoyance.  You can always blind dial and
put in commas to pause for the secondary tone.  I wouldn't
necessarily avoid something just because one of the units turned out
flaky.  The first //c I got had some video circuit go bad.  The dealer
couldn't find anything and basically just swapped machines.  I'm
satisfied with my modem and it was also recommended by a comp sci guru
I knew.  My friend also said that the units get hot enough that
he wouldn't put anything on it.  Mine doesn't seem that hot now so it
probably depends on the serial number you get.

--Will Wong