Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 20:48:57 -0500 From: Michael Horton <handh@netten.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Zoom vs Sportster Message-ID: <199809030149.UAA17688@cedar.netten.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980902201019.12520A-100000@peanut.readington .com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.980902170451.28554B-100000@dsinw.com>
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At 08:14 PM 9/2/98 -0400, you wrote: >>From an ISP standpoint we've had a horrible time with Zooms upgraded to >V.90. If your ISP uses Livingston Portmasters with the V.90 upgrade >you're better off staying with KFlex. > >On the otherhand, our Livingstons have had great success connecting to USR >modems with V.90 out of the box. > Chris, If one has the money, a USR Courier modem is the best. Its reliability and robustness is much better than the Sportster. I have used the cheaper/less expensive modems before and have found that the Courier family is worth the extra. As I have grown older I find that I like the full-featured modems better! HTH, MH >Chris >-- > >Chris Martino >chrismar@readington.com > >On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, rick hamell wrote: > >> >> > Can anybody clue me in on the major differences between >> > these two modems? save that the Zoom is supposed to be >> > more reliable. >> >> Well, v.90 standard not withstanding, the K-Flex technology used by >> Zoom is used by more people then USR's X2 technology. Besides... Zoom is >> a lot more reliable... :) I've had two of each brand, and have been very >> disappointed with USR from the start. >> >> >> Rick >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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