Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!Bruce.Hoult From: Bruce.Hoult@bbs.actrix.gen.nz Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: M68851 SCAM ??? Message-ID: <1990Dec16.180636.17207@actrix.gen.nz> Date: 16 Dec 90 18:06:36 GMT References: <34594@netnews.upenn.edu> <14829@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> Sender: Bruce.Hoult@actrix.gen.nz (Bruce Hoult) Organization: Actrix Information Exchange, Wellington, New Zealand Lines: 21 Comment-To: darweesh@zephyrus.crd.ge.com darweesh@zephyrus.crd.ge.com (Michael Darweesh) writes: >I've had some VERY bad experiences with them. Yea, they're well priced if >you buy a "Magic" product, but my Magic Modem didn't work and they haven't >refunded my credit card yet (6 monthes). I hate to run against the popular trend, but I'm *very* happy with my US$85 2400 bps "Magic Modem". Ok the thing isn't exactly solidly built, but then I'm not planning on jumping on it. It seems to be more resistant to line noise than many other modems, and it has virtually every feature I want, other than MNP. In particular, I was delighted to find that it detects (quickly and reliably) "No Dialtone" and "Busy" conditions -- something that a well-known Australian brand 2400 bps modem selling for NZ$1600 (US$1000) doesn't do.... (no names, but can you say "1234"?) For 85 bux you can't go wrong, IMHO... -- Bruce.Hoult@bbs.actrix.gen.nz Twisted pair: +64 4 772 116 BIX: brucehoult Last Resort: PO Box 4145 Wellington, NZ