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gbarru01@hills.ccsf.cc.ca.us (Gary G. Barrueto) wrote:
>I'm about to get ISDN this week :) but I still need to decide what ISDN 
>device I want to purchase. I know I want something I can use via the 
>serial port. The ones I've been thinking about are:
>
>Motorola TA 210 (does this do 2B connects?)
>Motorola Bitsurfer
>Motorola Bitsurfer Pro
>Digi Datafire (only heard about this)
>3Com Impact (w/o built-in modem) int/ext
>
>the 3Com internel version seems great but I don't know if it ca be used 
>via any communation program <minicom>.. plus it offers STAC compression :).. 
>I just want something that can do 2B 128K connects.. and works with 
>PacBell ISDN lines and can connect 128K to acsend thanks!

The Datafire has compression + it costs less than $300. The Adtran ISU express
(data only) costs $315 and the BitSURFR Pro costs $345. The problem with
internal modems is that they may not work with Linux. The problem with external
modems is that they are restricted to 115K because of the serial port (and may
not be able to do 2B 128K speeds). Hate to say it, but the easiest and BEST way
to go is with Ascend and ethernet ports. Pipeline 25 costs $600 and Pipeline 50
HX costs $900 (best of the best solutions).

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