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From: steven@ozonebbs.UUCP (Steven Rubin)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Help: Why MNP5?
Message-ID: <0cD8V3w163w@ozonebbs.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jan 91 01:15:56 GMT
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jching@watnow.waterloo.edu (John Y. Ching) writes:

> I am looking for a 2400 baud modem for my pc and a salesman insisted that I
> need a modem with MNP5.  I have a relatively low budget and would like to
> know if I really have to pay extra for MNP5.  Most of my communication would
> be long-distance.
> Thanks.
> 
I think MNP would be a BIG mistake.  If you transfer alot of GIFS and other 
compressed data, the MNP compression would just make everything take alot 
longer.


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