USR 'Sportster Voice' Modem

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3 total messages Started by David Hearn Sun, 30 Jun 1996 00:00

#50

Author: David Hearn
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 00:00

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Hi There,

Has anyone out there used (or got opinions on) the USR 'Sportster Voice'
modem for Macintosh?

If yes, any comments appreciated (particularly negative ones) before I buy
one....

Questions...

Will I achieve the claimed 33.6kbps with Demon?
Is the fax software any cop?  (Fax STF s/w with my 14.4 Mac&Fax is lousy)
What about the voicemail software?


David

Re: USR 'Sportster Voice' Modem

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Author: Denesh Bhabuta
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 1996 00:00

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david@dhearn.demon.co.uk (David Hearn) wrote:

>Has anyone out there used (or got opinions on) the USR 'Sportster Voice'
>modem for Macintosh?
>Will I achieve the claimed 33.6kbps with Demon?
>Is the fax software any cop?  (Fax STF s/w with my 14.4 Mac&Fax is lousy)
>What about the voicemail software?

AFAIK, the USR Sportster Vi does not yet work with Macs.. the special
Mac version has yet crossed the Atlantic to these shores.



>David





Denesh Bhabuta (Danny) ; CyberSTrider
denesh@demon.net ; dbhabuta@cix.compulink.co.uk
http://www2.wildnet.co.uk/~dbhabuta/

Re: USR 'Sportster Voice' Modem

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Author: Simon Slavin
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 00:00

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In article <836231926.26722.0@denesh.corp.demon.net>,
denesh@demon.net (Denesh Bhabuta) wrote:

> david@dhearn.demon.co.uk (David Hearn) wrote:
> 
> >Has anyone out there used (or got opinions on) the USR 'Sportster Voice'
> >modem for Macintosh?
> >Will I achieve the claimed 33.6kbps with Demon?
> >Is the fax software any cop?  (Fax STF s/w with my 14.4 Mac&Fax is lousy)
> >What about the voicemail software?
> 
> AFAIK, the USR Sportster Vi does not yet work with Macs.. the special
> Mac version has yet crossed the Atlantic to these shores.

I'm using a Sportster Vi 28.8 to post this !  The difference between
the PC and Mac versions is the plug on the back and the software
included.  Since I already have a Mac to PC modem cable and software
the PC version works fine for me.

Praise: The modem works okay.

Criticism:  What were their hardware design team smoking ?  They
didn't have room for a screw on the left hand side of the case so
they put two on the right !

Criticism #2: USR Tech support is abysmal.

Simon.
-- 
           Simon Slavin -- Computing Contractor Ordinaire
I decided not to pursue the issue with the user's system administrator
because it was clear that the user was too stupid to live much longer.
                           -- clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis)

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