Re: (PM) What external modem do you like?

Paul S. Carlson (pcarlson@saba.kuentos.guam.net)
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 08:00:54 +1000 (GST)

<EXTINGUISH>
hmm, we found the opposite here. Still having copper that was installed
installed just after WW2, a very poor earth ground, an avg humidity
of 95% and a telco run by the local Government gives us quite a range of
telephone problems. (oh yea did I say the telco was run the the gov.) We
found the multitechs to connect just as well as anyone else and had less
compability problems with mixed brands then any other. We also found that
the ZDXs proform just as well as their heavyer cousins and smell the same
when lightning strikes. We use ZDXs for all our non PM3 lines.
</EXTINGUISH>

Paul - Kuentos

> <FLAME>
> Too bad the multitechs don't use standard AT commands for a tone of things,
> and have trouble connecting if the phone lines aren't steller.
> </FLAME>
>
> Sorry about that. I have found that the Supra FAX modems will get and stay
> connected when most modems won't. Not the Supra Express, not the 56k
> modems, but the Supra FAX 33.6k modems are rock solid for us here. We use
> them as the testing standard everywhere we go. They are tough to find
> nowadays, though. Supra has gone for the cheap el'crappo Express modems.
>
> At 11:14 AM 7/15/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, James Sheppard wrote:
> >
> >> I would like to know what external modems you would choose for your
> >> portmaster? I guess you PM3 guys don't have to ask this question. On the
> >> other hand I can see that owning a PM3 isn't utopia either. :)
> >
> >My personal perferance from when I was at an ISP was Multi-Tech. They
> >make a good range of modems both in external and rackmount. They even
> >have cages to rack mount their externals using 12 per powersupply.
> >

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