From owner-freebsd-current Sun Jun 22 20:26:19 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA08323 for current-outgoing; Sun, 22 Jun 1997 20:26:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cais.cais.com (root@cais.com [199.0.216.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA08318 for ; Sun, 22 Jun 1997 20:26:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from earth.mat.net (root@earth.mat.net [205.252.122.1]) by cais.cais.com (8.8.5/) with SMTP id XAA10815; Sun, 22 Jun 1997 23:26:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Journey2.mat.net (journey2.mat.net [205.252.122.116]) by earth.mat.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id XAA09077; Sun, 22 Jun 1997 23:26:11 -0400 Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 23:25:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey X-Sender: chuckr@Journey2.mat.net To: Daniel Ortmann cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: list of fast modems? In-Reply-To: <199706230231.VAA01183@watcher.isl.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-current@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 22 Jun 1997, Daniel Ortmann wrote: > Any recommendations for quick/reliable/common modems for under $200? Modems are something that calls up religious type responses, so I expect at least one person to tell me how dumb my suggestions are here ... Anyhow, when it was time to buy another modem, I checked PC magazine, and caught their modem review. I was interested in two main things, what it's error rate in noise was, and what it's tested intercompatibility was. As I remember, PC magazine disappointed me in not directly testing the error rate versus noise (BER) but it did give the US Robotics modems pretty good intercompatibilty ratings. I've used Mutlitech modems, and personally tested their BER vs. noise specs, and liked them. I personally bought USR. Maybe that tells you something. > > Top 5? > > -- > Daniel Ortmann 507.288.7732 (h) ortmann@isl.net > 2414 30 av NW, #D 507.253.6795 (w) ortmann@vnet.ibm.com > Rochester, MN 55901 "PERL: The Swiss Army Chainsaw" > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------