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In article <01bbeb8a$34362b00$8342d8cc@stevev.lightspeed.net>, Steve Van
Metre <stevev@lightspeed.net> writes
>>      I have been shopping for a new modem. I'm really looking hard at the
>Hayes
>> Total Gaming Solution modem. It comes with a Hayes ACCURA 33.6Kbps modem
>> with DSVD, voice, fax, mailboxes and etc. If anyone knows if this is a
>good
>> or bad type of modem and if I should or shouldn't go with it, or you you
>> just plain have an opnion, please reply by E-Mail.
>
>U.S. Robotics Sporters are the best.
>
>Steve
>
The best what? It depends on your needs. 

Besides a few years ago the US Robotics Sportsters suffered with a
temperature related fault that caused them to shut down!

My only comment is to get an external modem why?
Bus standards change (you might want to change motherboard)
External modems have LED's Internal ones don't.
It's easy to move an external moden eg to a friends place.
It's easy to change serial port with an exetnal modem.
It's easy to put something else on the modems normal comm port.  
        (some equipment/sw wants a particular port)
External modems have their own PSU (and don't load the PC)
External modems don't steal a slot.

My only qualification for these comments is that I work in comms and for
some years with a modem manufacturer (Not USR). 

Good luck.


        Chris

PS the other mans modem is always faster, cheaper and does more :-)
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