Re: Which ISDN device???

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From: Frank Weissig
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 15:35

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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:

If you want to go via the serial port, the DataFire is out.  It emulates
a NIC (Network Interface Card) and requires drivers. There is currently
only driver support for Windows NT and WFW/RAS.  Works pretty good under
NT, though, as long as you don't need MLPPP.  Win95 drivers are supposedly
imminent.

> 
> 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

If you don't already have a v.34 modem, you might want to consider the USR
Courier I-Modem.  It's a bit spendy ($600-$800), but is a solid unit, and it
does v.34 emulation.  Two potential drawbacks: no MLPPP or BONDing, and it
can't "simulate" DTMF after connecting an analog call, so you can't call
analog modems which live on PBX extensions.

I've been evaluating the DataFire, BS Pro and Courier I-Modem, and have found
that each has its strong points and annoying quirks.  Hopefully someday I'll
be able to summarize them...

> 
> 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!
> 
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Subject: Re: Which ISDN device???
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 07:35:20 -0800
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