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#! rnews 3758 bsd Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!lynx.aba.net.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!cancer.vividnet.com!news.sojourn.com!condor.ic.net!news.cic.net!chi-news.cic.net!newspump.sol.net!uwm.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!new-news.sprintlink.net!mv!usenet From: "Dana Nowell" <dana@nowell.mv.com> Subject: Re: Help: USR Robotics 28.8k Modem Message-ID: <01bb9cac$f6074480$f65c7dc7@nowell.mv.com> Organization: MV Communications, Inc. Date: Sat, 7 Sep 1996 11:15:25 GMT References: <508gbg$l98@holodeck.iss.nus.sg> <3228F0B9.167EB0E7@odu.edu> <322B7BBD.167EB0E7@diac.com> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: nowell.mv.com Lines: 67 For what it is worth, I have a USR Sportster 28.8 and I love it. BTW. I've been involved with writing async comm code for about 15 years now and I have used dozens of different modems (including Wang, Hayes, Multitech, NCR, IBM, ZOOM, Practical Periph., Supra, and USR) and the Sportster is one of the most reliable at connecting and ESPECIALLY maintaining a connection I have ever used. The other day my son picked up the phone and dialed long distance (Gran's) while I was online downloading about 6 meg of data. That's 11 DTMF tones for those that can't count and I STAYED CONNECTED (admittedly he dialed slowly)! This has happened four times (other three local, aren't kids forward thinkers :-) over the past several months and I've only dropped once. Yup, love my Sportster. I know they cost alittle extra but I'd pay it again, no problem (in fact we have two at the office now :-). BTW, I bought the Sportster because PC Mag reviewed modems awhile back and listed it as the most reliable at connecting and maintaining a connection. I thought it was alittle pricey but I had some extra cash (and hadn't used a USR in many years, liked the old one, just pricey) so I thought I'd see if they were right (as usual, they were). All that said, I have NOT checked the ROM date in my unit. The text published on the web link appears to be well thought out and MAY document a bug in a particular run of a USR product. I don't think that a single problem with an otherwise superior product should ruin a fine reputation. (Remember the Pinto, alot of Taurus owners seem to think they drive a fine automobile). That particular design run of USR sportsters may or may not have a problem, but in general, USR makes a fine product. Paul M. Newhouse <pimin@diac.com> wrote in article <322B7BBD.167EB0E7@diac.com>... > Jonathan Sturges wrote: > > Without going into possible problems with your config, let me first say > > that the USR Sportsters are modems to stay away from. They will be the > > source of many headaches. > > I've been using 28.8 USR Sporters for about 6 mo and haven't had any > reason to complain. > > > Take a look at this site: > > http://www.carabelli.com/dentist/lore/usrincident.html > > I did, which lead me to: > > http://lisa.denkart.com/sportster.history.html > > where a complaint was lodged about the AC power switch on USR Sporters. > I'm > a little confused since there is no AC power to the modem (it comes with > an AC to > DC transformer). Of course USR may have changed this between the 14.4 > referenced > in history.html and the two 28.8's I use. > > > although I don't think the problem they describe has anything to do with > > your problem, it's just the point that the quality of the Sporster is > > poor. > > Do you have actual experience with USR problems or are you just passing > along > net gossip? > > What modems do you recommend that don't have a net complaint somewhere? > > Paul >