From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jan 7 23:40:15 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA17191 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 7 Jan 1999 23:40:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from chopin.seattleu.edu (chopin.seattleu.edu [206.81.198.70]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA17183 for ; Thu, 7 Jan 1999 23:40:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from hodeleri@seattleu.edu) Received: from seattleu.edu ([172.17.41.90]) by chopin.seattleu.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA02467; Thu, 7 Jan 1999 23:38:45 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <3695B5EE.B4ECD1B4@seattleu.edu> Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 23:38:22 -0800 From: Eric Hodel X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 3.0-RELEASE i386) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rick Hamell CC: Justin Simms , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Modem reccomendation References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Rick Hamell wrote: > > > > External modems are the best way to go. BUT, if you're like me and > > >can't spare the extra power plug, internal is still a must. The PPP > > >program is optimized for USR, and Supra modems. I'm currently using a > > >knock-off brand called Jaton with no problems, but would highly suggest a > > >Zoom over USR or Supra. > > > > I really can't imagine a set of circumstances in which a zoom modem would > > be preferable to a USR. Was this a typo? > > Nope, not at all. My experiences with USRs over the years have not > been good. I've repeatedly given them the benifit of the doubt. I've > personally owned 4 different models, all the way back to 2400, up to a > brand new external 56 v.everything Courier. I've thrown away or given them > all away. When I worked for an ISP, USR modems took twice as long to setup > on the customers computers, then we also had problems getting them to dial > in. Before that, a client had gone out and bought 10 of them for his > office and his employees. I ended up replacing 4 of them, sent 3 of them > in for BIOS upgrades (at about $45/each or so,) played with 2 more long > enough that they finally worked, and only got one to work without > problems. Over ten years I've probally replaced at least 50% of all > USR modems that came through my hands. Where as my experiences with Zoom > have been the exact opposite, no problems what so ever. > Now, I'll freely admit that some people have no problems with > them. I'm just not one of them. :) > > Rick > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message I got one struck by lightning (I saw the spark in the dongle that was hanging out the back, and the tree down the street exploded) and USR fixed it for free, even though it says lightning damage not covered in the warranty restrictions. I like support like that. -- Eric Hodel hodeleri@seattleu.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message