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In article <41khha$p38@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>,
Carrie Leonard <carrie@wam.umd.edu> wrote:
>
>I'm looking for a place to get a 14.4 external modem repaired in the 
>College Park/Beltsville area.  Any recommendations?

With the new prices for 14.4 modems down under $100, you may not be
able to get anything but the simplest repair (like a frayed cable) for
less than the price of buying a new one.  

Since modems generally follow manufacture-specific designs, I'd
contact the manufacturer and ask them to recommend somebody;  I doubt
there's enough market to justify many non-brand-specific modem repair
shops.

-tom jones
 Grenbelt, Maryland

Carrie Leonard (carrie@wam.umd.edu) wrote:

: I'm looking for a place to get a 14.4 external modem repaired in the 
: College Park/Beltsville area.  Any recommendations?

Carrie, 

Although you are probably not gonna like my $0.02 worth of advice, here 
goes anyway:  It will not make economic sense for you to repair that 
modem.  Unless there is a simple problem with the cable (if its an 
external modem/sits outside the computer) or a bad AC adapter (for an 
external modem), the problem usually is due to an electronic component 
failure.  A new internal 14.4 has a -higher than average- price of $69, 
and an average price of $40-50 which is equivilant to the cost of getting 
the modem fixed (at least $30-50) but you get a decent warranty when you 
get a new modem.   Also, you can take this opportunity to buy yourself a 
28.8 (~$110).  If you decide to go with a 28.8, make SURE to get a V.34 
compliant model.  Many stores are pushing the leftover V.FC class which 
is non-industry standard for around ~$70-90.

-Shahram