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Re: AVOID TigerDirect's Amquest Rockwell AM56HCFSP modem!!!

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From: Melissa
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 00:00
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ganek@radionics.com (Daniel Ganek) wrote in 
<378CEFD2.9FE527C3@radionics.com>:

>At $40 it's gotta be a winmodem. What kind of CPU are you using?

K6-300.

>Winmodems need a lot of CPU cycles.

This seems to be a lemon design. At:
http://808hi.com/56k/rockhcf.htm
They say:

"If you have one of these modems, this page might help you; if you don't have 
one, I do not recommend purchasing one. While some users are able to get good 
56k connections with this modem, there are many connectivity problems with 
this modem - especially with older firmware versions."


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Subject: Re: AVOID TigerDirect's Amquest Rockwell AM56HCFSP modem!!!
Date: 1999/07/14
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