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From: jseymour@medar.com (James Seymour)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: High-speed modems for overseas file transfer
Message-ID: <50@hdwr1.medar.com>
Date: 25 Feb 91 12:36:04 GMT
References: <997@nih-csl.nih.gov> <1543@msa3b.UUCP>
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In article <1543@msa3b.UUCP> kevin@msa3b.UUCP (Kevin P. Kleinfelter) writes:
>bert@helix.nih.gov (Bert Tyler) writes:
>
>[What modems to use between US and UK?]
>
[stuff deleted...]
>
>>...Also bear in
>>mind that these guys are not going to get any recommendations involving
>>proprietary protocols (HST, PEP, Hayes V-Series, etc) from me.
>
>Nice philosophy. I agree in principle. Transatlantic is expensive.
>Use the fastest, most reliable modem you can find.
>-- 

Playing the role of consultant, you best serve your client by recommending
the *best* solution for *their* needs, rather than what you perceive to be
the best for your own.  Check out what people have been experiencing here
on the net, and the general consensus seems to be that, at the present
time, PEP seems to be the most robust for overseas connections.  This may
change in the future, but it is the case *now*.  I also am a strong
believer in standards, multiple sourcing, etc., and am reluctant to
recommend anything but, however sometimes "pragmatic" serves better than
"philosophy".  If anyone I work with ever saw this follow-up, they would
be hard put to believe I authored it.  Indeed, in previous responses to
similar "what to buy" questions on the net I have recommended *against*
the propriatary products, but those were not for overseas use.  I have no
personal experience with PEP, so take this for what it's worth :-).

>Kevin Kleinfelter @ Dun and Bradstreet Software, Inc (404) 239-2347
>{emory,gatech}!nanovx!msa3b!kevin
>
>Look closely at the return address.  It is nanovx and NOT nanovAx.


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