Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!nbires!hao!hplabs!pyramid!nsc!csi!epimass!oliveb!intelca!qantel!vlsvax1!cms From: cms@vlsvax1.UUCP (Chuck M. Sweeney) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16 Subject: Re: Inquiry about Avatex 1200 modem Message-ID: <207@vlsvax1.UUCP> Date: Mon, 25-Aug-86 12:00:53 EDT Article-I.D.: vlsvax1.207 Posted: Mon Aug 25 12:00:53 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 28-Aug-86 09:20:28 EDT References: <1204@mhuxo.UUCP> <12226870831.27.LAWRENCE.AUGER@IC2060> <1664@ihlpa.UUCP> <1068@leadsv.UUCP> <1317@lsuc.UUCP> Reply-To: cms@vlsvax1.UUCP (Chuck M. Sweeney) Organization: Voelker-Lehman Fremont CA Lines: 46 In article <1317@lsuc.UUCP> jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) writes: > > I have tried a few cheap modems lately and have found the following: > >The GVC modem has problems with reliability. > >The Tandy 2212 is wonderfully reliable. > >The USR Password is a Hayes compatible > >The Avatex 1200 seems to have good signal quality >-- >James Omura, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto >ihnp4!utzoo!lsuc!jimomura >Byte Information eXchange: jimomura >(416) 652-3880 In all the talk about various modems lately, especially low cost ones, I have been interested to see no mention of the Team Industries SMARTeam modem. This could be because of distribution peculiarities or other things. Anyway, I bought one at a swap meet in the SF Bay Area a few months ago. The going price seems to be about $165 which is cheap compared to Hayes and expensive compared to Avatek. But comparing to Avatek based on what I have heard and read, it has a lot more in the way of features. It is *completely* Hayes compatible meaning soft access to all registers and features. It has an external speaker (soft controllable - you can shut it off all together, leave it on constantly, or leave it in default mode where it shuts itself off when it receives carrier. It is 300/1200 baud (with 1200 being default) and I have had *no* problems with signal quality in transferring many megabytes both ways (both binary and ascii). I even had a good experience with customer service. A few weeks ago I started having problems getting connected to a couple of BBS' and the VAX at work when it had been working flawlessly before. I tried different RS232 settings from the desktop and nothing changed. I tried a different cable and concluded that the modem was bad. I called the US distributor, they told me to send it in. I got an *exchange* modem back in 7 working days, no questions asked. When it didn't work, I discovered that the problem was with me and my software, not the modem. The modem never was broken, but the company was responsive anyway. I like it. I haven't seen this modem advertised, but it seems to be around and I'm convinced it's a good buy. The only thing it's missing that I would like to see is a clock, but overall, I'm very happy with it. Check it out. Sweeney qantel!vlsvax1!cms