Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!texbell!rutgers!galaxy.rutgers.edu!andromeda.rutgers.edu!bannon From: bannon@andromeda.rutgers.edu.rutgers.edu (Ronald Bannon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: best deal on new/used 2400 baud Mac-compatible modem? Message-ID: Date: 7 Oct 89 14:31:47 GMT References: <459@janus.UUCP> <6651@hubcap.clemson.edu> <58746@aerospace.AERO.ORG> <18003@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> <22826@cup.portal.com> Sender: news@galaxy.rutgers.edu Reply-To: bannon@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Ronald Bannon) Organization: Rutgers University, Newark, NJ Lines: 38 In article <22826@cup.portal.com> drew@cup.portal.com (Andrew E Wade) writes: >Practical Peripherals has a 2400 MNP. You can get them, in the SF Bay >area, at Frys (Sunnyvale or Milpitas). Around $230, I think? > >MNP does a great job of filtering noisy lines: If someone else in the >house picks up the extension and shouts into it, I don't see a single char >of garbage! And it supposedly speeds up batch transfers (I don't know >from personal experience). For interactive stuff, it's slower, and >introduces an annoying lag. So, personally, I'd recommend not using >it unless you have noisy lines. > >PP also has a cheap, reliable 2400 baud. I've used their modems at home >and at work for a few years now with no problems. >ComputerWare (Palo Alto, Sunnyvale) advertises something like Avatex for >$166. I've seen ads for something with a "z" in it for $139. Not MNP, >these last two. A free offer to receive PRODIGY service for one month and a start up kit also includes an offer to recieve a Hayes Personal Modem 2400 for under $170. I received this offer in the mail and thought this was a good price for a 2400 baud modem and especially good for a Hayes modem. If you're interested in this offer then call 1 800 822 6922 ext 600, they will ask you for a code number but just say you lost the reply card. Even if you're not interested in the modem the start-up kit and the free one one month subscription may interest you. Ron Bannon bannon@andromeda.rutgers.edu bannon@math.rutgers.edu Ron Bannon bannon@andromeda.rutgers.edu :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Is George Bush a traitor? Read "October Surprise" by Honegger. Send for details. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::