Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!uupsi!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Subject: Re: T1000 Message-ID: Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC References: <1991May01.024430.17081@osh3.OSHA.GOV> <1991May2.134341.11341@robobar.co.uk> <9174@idunno.Princeton.EDU> Date: Tue, 7 May 91 13:20:55 GMT In article <9174@idunno.Princeton.EDU> shihsun@glasses.Princeton.EDU (Shih-ping S Sun) writes: > You have to keep in mind also that many people get high speed modems > primarily for transfers (even PD transfers). I agree. File transfers are a different matter. I'm talking here of buying modems primarily for interactive use. Unless you're an exceptional individual or your user interface programs are poorly designed, >2400 doesn't buy enough to make the O(10x) higher price worthwhile. -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' peter@ferranti.com +1 713 274 5180. 'U` "Have you hugged your wolf today?"