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From: jprice@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Where can I buy Telebit (or other modems) cheap?
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Date: 23 Feb 90 22:47:29 GMT
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In article <8390@potomac.ads.com>, jtn@potomac.ads.com (John T. Nelson) writes:
>I guess I was a little vague about my needs.  I would like to have a
>V.32 modem to be compatible with the world's emergent standards.  USR
>V.32 modems got excellent reviews in a recent copy of Mac User
>although they didn't score high points for reliable communications.
>I've heard people grouse about the unreliable USR "Dual Standard"
>modems.  Is this the same as the V.32 modem I just mentioned?

     Yes.  I think your pricing is a bit optimistic, though.  We just 
purchased a USR V.32, with an educational discount, for $804.  Are they 
going for much less?

>Can someone recommend a low-cost USR dealer?

     Well, we got ours from R-Squared in Irvine.  If the net consensus is 
that this is a decent price, I'll post the particulars.

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