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From: gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Need help: 2400 baud modems
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Date: 22 Jul 88 02:15:00 GMT
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Nf-From: p.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    Jul 21 21:15:00 1988


I suggest a Practical Peripherals modem.  This has been hashed out 5
times before in various notesfiles, but it's guaranteed compatible or
return for you money back, and it simply works well.  A few dozen
owners are satisfied.  A handful of people have had problems -- like
the modem was fried from the date of purchase, and they should have
returned it immediately.

Test your modem for noise immunity when you get it -- dial up a
computer and let it sit for an hour -- see how many garbage characters
you get.  This is a relative test, since noisey phone lines in your
area may make things very bad.  One person here got 1char/hr with a
practical modem, and 5-10chars/hr with several other modems.  So he
settled for a practical peripherals modem.

Price is $180-$190 mail-order.

Read "comp.dcom.modems" for more information on modems.