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Murray Shields wrote:
> 
> David Taylor <dtaylor@st.nepean.uws.edu.au> wrote in article
> <01bbea3b$dbd28e80$19829a89@dtaylor.st.nepean.uws.edu.au>...
> > Hello,
> >       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.
> >                       Thanks A Head of Time,
> >                       Gary
> 
> What's the best modem? That depends on your needs.
> 
> A UNIX Programmer who uses his modem for a permanent link 24 hours a day,
> seven days a week has different needs to someone who just wants to get
> their email every few days.
> 
> Hayes modems are industry standard but my experience with Hayes has been
> bad (no experience with the current models, though). Reliability is
> exceptional, but they are very sensitive to line noise if you have an older
> phone exchange and hence are prone to dropping out.
> 
> I paid $450 for my Hayes Accura 28.8 some time ago (and it was a real
> bargain at the time) but constantly experienced drop outs on my line. Dial
> up sessions were lasting no more that 2 or 3 minutes unless I dialed in at
> around midnight, when the exchange is not busy and therefore quiet. The
> same computer and modem from the house of a friend connected to a digital
> exchange meant that my connection lasted for around 6 hours continuous,
> meaning that the problem certainly was not my PC or modem set up.
> 
> I replaced the Hayes with a $170 cheapie (an X-Link 336 external) and have
> not had a single drop out in a couple of weeks, irrespective of what time
> of the day I dial in.
> 
> As for the cheapie modems: all have their supporters and detractors. Ask
> Edge what they think of the KTX modem. Ask a Dynalink dealer what they
> think of Dynalink. Ask me what I think of X-Link.
> 
> Generally, stick to the bigger brands like US Robotics, Netcomm, Banksia
> (and a few others) if you can justify the expense. At the other end, if you
> buy a cheapie, you can be in for trouble - but you can also be very lucky.
> 
> For reference, the company I work for used to sell Dynalink, but we had far
> too many problems. We have now switched to X-Link and we literally sell
> them by the carton. So far, a VERY small failure rate (only one or two
> individual modems). As I said, I own one, and I am rapt.
> 
> As for the KTX - never sold one, no experience with them. Therefore I do
> not care to comment.
> 
> Good luck with your search for a modem.
> 
> --
> Murray Shields
> murray@mu.com.au
> http://www.musys.mpx.com.au
Any "dropouts" (line disconnection) you may experience with any modem
can be almost completely resolved by adding the following AT command to
your comm. initialization line :ATS37=15(for a 28.8 modem--S37=0 for
others)S109=4095(again,28.8)N1S48=7S36=7