[plug] Modems

[Michael Hunt]

Netcomm Roadster is the way to go. Works great for me and really well on my
Linux box. I have had the same sort of connection times as Matt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
> Of Brad Campbell
> Sent: Friday, November 26, 1999 7:53 AM
> To: plug at linux.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] Modems
>
>
> Gavin Tweedie wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, John Summerfield wrote:
> > > What modems do people recommend?
> >
> > Netcomm Roadster II Ultra. (comes in internal(yuck), serial and USB
> > models)
>
> I second that.. I have the original Flex Roadster Ultra (not the II )
> with the firmware upgrade to V90. Rock solid.
> The only other modem I get as good a connection on is my Xircom
> Realport 56K/Ethernet.
> I used to buy the chepest modem on the market, as I figured it would
> date pretty quickly. With the advent of 56K I bit the bullet and bought
> a Netcomm.. Never looked back..
> Now I have the reliability I always lacked, and never get a connect
> speed
> below about 48k. (That's to Omen's Ciscos anyway)
>
>
> Brad....
> "The ultimate result is that some innovations that would
> truly benefit consumers never occur for the sole reason
> that they do not conincide with Microsoft's self-interest"
> - Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson
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