Re: GS Fax software and modem deal

[lurch@eskimo.com (Erik Kloeppel)]

ag471@yfn.ysu.edu (Eric S. Ford) writes:


<In a previous article, ag471@yfn.ysu.edu (Eric S. Ford) says:

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<>Anyone know if the modem being sold with the GS fax software is fully
<>compatible with Proterm?  What brand modem is it?

<Well, I got my own answer to this one.  I called Vitesse (novel concept, eh?)
<It seems the modem is one called "Aspen", in the words of the individual
<who answered my call "It's a clone."  Unfortunately, that person didn't know
<about compatibility with anything other than their Faxination package.  I
<think I'm going to look for an alternative source for the hardware and just
<buy the software portion from Vitesse.

huh?  I sincerely doubt compatibility is a problem.. these days a faxmodem is pretty much a faxmodem.  What I WOULD consider is the overall quality of the
modem.  How much is it? what modem is it a clone of?  how sensitive is it?
what is it's receive threshold?  If the modem costs less than $150 (list)
(and I'm assuming it's a v.32bis modem) I wouldn't bother.