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From: steve@wattres.UUCP (Steve Watt)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Searching for inexpensive V.32 9600 bps modems (was cheap telebits)...
Summary: Telebit is NOT the only PEP manufacturer
Message-ID: <435@wattres.UUCP>
Date: 5 Mar 90 05:52:36 GMT
References: <8398@potomac.ads.com> <1990Mar2.220228.2836@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1990Mar3.164553.29588@virtech.uucp>
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In article <1990Mar3.164553.29588@virtech.uucp> cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill) writes:
>In article <1990Mar2.220228.2836@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> paul@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Paul Pomes - UofIllinois CSO) writes:
>>
>>I disagree.  The performance edge of the Telebits is so great I would not
>>consider a V.32 only modem.  The defacto standard that I see is PEP and
>>not V.32.
>
>How can you say the defacto standard is PEP when there is only 1 manufacturer
>that uses it?

Let me introduce you to the VenTel Pathfinder 18K.  It also supports PEP, and
I have had nothing but good service from it.  I remember seeing one other
(Everex?  Dunno...) but Telebit is NOT the only manufacturer of PEP modems.
Price?  Uhh...  Call Ventel?  I don't remember! :)

Just my $.89.

-- 
Steve Watt
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