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"Dan D." <dand@rmi.net> wrote:

>In co.general Dave Hitt <Boy.do.I@hate.spammers> wrote:
>->And with internals often a warm boot does *not* reset the modem!
>->You've got to do a cold boot to be sure.  
>
>Yup.
>
>->Another huge problem with winmodems is support.  Call any ISP and tell
>->them you're having a problem with a winmodem, and they'll tell you to
>->get rid of it and buy a standard, working modem.  
>
>That's true even with non-winmodems that aren't a standard brand.  If
>you use the Oldsmobuick 1000A modem and are having troubles, the ISP
>may suggest you buy a USR or some other known brand instead.  The
>problem may have nothing whatsoever to do with your brand name, but
>that won't stop the ISP from suggesting that.
 
That's true, and a good argument for using standard, name brand
modems.  They're not all that much more expensive than no-namers, and
are generally better quality anyhow.  
 
And although I'm not a big fan of blaming the equipment as a help-desk
cop-out, in the case of win-modems it's a legitimate response.
They're just too flakey to deal with.  
 


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