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In article <q43AUHAOGwtyEwfb@phaedsys.demon.co.uk>, 
chris@phaedsys.demon.co.uk says...
>
>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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Think that the USR heat related problem was something to do with the 
"Supervisor Chip" or something like that.

                    Dan