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From: dvac@drutx.ATT.COM (VachonD)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: hayes 9600 vs. trailblazer
Message-ID: <7160@drutx.ATT.COM>
Date: 13 Apr 88 20:12:54 GMT
References: <8804110136.AA16978@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO
Lines: 23
Summary: why pay more

In article <8804110136.AA16978@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, RAF@NIHCU.BITNET ("Roger Fajman") writes:
> Why restrict your choice to the Hayes 9600 and the Trailblazer?  You
> might want to consider V.32 modems.  They are truly 9600 bps full
> duplex, rather than pseudo full duplex like the Hayes 9600 and the
> Trailblazer or asymetric like the USR Courier 9600.  V.32 is already
> a standard and the prices are now coming down towards reasonable
> amounts (currently bottoming out at around $1200 to $1300).

Well, it really depends what you want to use the modem for.  I use my USR9600HST
for running a BBS and also to call BBS's as a hobby.  If this is what you 
will be using the modem for, I see no reason to shell out twice as much for the
9600 baud in the other direction...  If you are gonna be calling mainframes,
v.32 is probably your better bet.  But when you consider, your best price on
a v.32 modem is around $1200 as stated above, the US Robotics looks a lot more
appetizing when it is only $650.

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