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guptaa@lafcol.lafayette.edu (Anand Gupta) wrote:

>Anybody know what a fair price for a used 4 year old 14.4 Zyxel modem 
>(with voice messaging) would be ? Kindly email responses.....


>Also...any comments on the functionality of these modems (keep in mind 
>this piece is 4 years old)...thanks...... 


I've had a U-1496 Plus for 3 years, and love everything about it
EXCEPT:  it's not V.34 (28.8K) and the software that comes with it
STINKS!.  The modem's will connect with ANYTHING out there.  You'll
have to get a decent software package from another source, though.
One final thing-- their voice support never became an industry
standard, so you'll have a hard time finding any software that can
take advantage of it.  (OTOH, nobody else has done anything real
standard-setting in this area, either.)

As far as value, the market price of a new 14.4 modem ought to be a
fair guideline.  A new modem is, well, new, with a warranty and most
likely a semi-decent set of software.  I doubt that even the fanciest,
newest 14.4 modem would have as good a connect rate or actually
transfer data as fast as a Zyxel (provided, of course, that the Zyxel
is in good working condition).

Hope this helps.

- Steve