Xref: utzoo comp.dcom.modems:2197 comp.sys.ibm.pc:17740 Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!lsuc!ncrcan!ontenv!soley From: soley@ontenv.UUCP (Norman S. Soley) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Direct modem line from USA to France? Message-ID: <648@ontenv.UUCP> Date: 4 Aug 88 20:32:24 GMT References: <297@amanue.UUCP> <7651@cup.portal.com> <7752@cup.portal.com> Organization: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Toronto Lines: 43 In article <7752@cup.portal.com>, David@cup.portal.com writes: > No doubt about it, the Trailblazer is a nice modem. > > Having said that, I will now go on to say that it would take threats of > a rather personal nature to get me to buy one. Why? Because the > Trailblazer is quite definitely a non-standard product which only talks to > other Trailblazers (excepting at 1200bps or whatever). When and if there > are a dozen vendors making modems that work with the Trailblazer at high > speed, then I'll buy it. > > In my opinion, the only good reason to buy a non-standard product is if > you are able to toss it in the trash in a few years. Because usually by > then it isn't supported by anyone, including the original vendor. > > I know that there are a lot of trailblazers used to connect the USENET > sites, and that's fine for them, just not fine for me, because I hate > tossing stuff in the trash in a year or two. Hmm... Seems to me that paying for itself in less than a year is a good enough reason to buy, so what if it's useless in 18 months, It's already more than paid for itself in saved long distance probably two or three times over. I worked it out, It's true if you move more than 20 Megs of data per month at full price for the modems, not counting the deals that Telebit is offering right now, based on LD calls not exceeding $.40 per minute the thing pays for itself in a year. What do you propose as an alternative? In this arena there simply are no standards yet (V.32, no matter what it looks like to your computer, is half duplex between modems). Will you wait until CCITT passes a standard for high speed full duplex modems? telebit has entered PEP into that sweepstakes and boy will you look the goat if they come out on top (you'll also get your wish because then Telebit would have to licence PEP or even give it away) -- Norman Soley - Data Communications Analyst - Ontario Ministry of the Environment UUCP: utgpu!ontmoh!------------\ VOICE: +1 416 323 2623 {attcan,utzoo}!lsuc!ncrcan!ontenv!norm "witty saying not available due to writers strike"