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From: bobz@kirwaido.trystero.com (Bob Zwarick)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: Modem recommendation for PPP svc
Date: 27 Jul 1994 09:54:33 GMT
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References: <3149sp$46l@access1.digex.net> <michaelv.775295018@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu>
Reply-To: bobz@kirwaido.trystero.com (Bob Zwarick)
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In <michaelv.775295018@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu>, michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon) writes:
>In <3149sp$46l@access1.digex.net> brogan@access1.digex.net (John Brogan) writes:
>
>>Does anyone have a recommendation for a 14.4 modem for a ppp
>>service?  I'm not sure of the differences between a ppp connection
>>and a Zmodem download.....but that's why I'm askin'!
>
>I just bought two 28.8k modems for my PPP line.  They're Practical
>Peripherals PM288MT II V.FC modems.  I couldn't be more delighted with
>them.  These things are SOOOOOOOOO fast!  And they seem a little
>better built than the Taiwan-special 14.4's you see floating around a
>lot these days.
>...

Our experience with the PP 28.8 is not quite as good. We experienced random 
disconnects. A pair of USR 28.8 Sportsters performed more relaibly on this 
connection.

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R. M. Zwarick
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