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Re: Sportster Vi 28,800 modem - any good ?

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From: Donna Forosisky
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 14:20
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In article <4htnon$i4f@piglet.cc.utexas.edu>, victor@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu 
says...
>
>
>I've been using mine for a few months now connecting
>exclusively to a pool of USR Couriers.  I never have a problem
>at all with the modem.  As far as I can tell, I always
>connected at 28.8 (using Linux most of the time).
>However, the part that makes the modem a "Vi," that is
>the Voice part is useless for most practical purpose.
>It's not a problem for me because I bought it at a price
>much lower than a regular but you might want to reasses
>your selection if voice mail is important for you.
>The other things people complained about here include
>the volume button that doesn't work as conveniently as
>with the regular Sportster, the problem at 57.6 setting
>with the old 28.8 (I don't know about the 33.6).
>
>Hope this helps.

This sounds like an external modem...I guess I should say that the modem 
with which I am having so much trouble is an internal.

Donna
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From: frisk@enter.net (Donna Forosisky)
Newsgroups: uk.comp.misc,uk.net,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Sportster Vi 28,800 modem - any good ?
Date: 10 Mar 1996 14:20:24 GMT
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