Re: GS Fax software and modem deal

[ag471@yfn.ysu.edu (Eric S. Ford)]

In a previous article, lurch@eskimo.com (Erik Kloeppel) says:

><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.

Since the whole package, modem and faxware, is selling for $149 and the 
faxware alone is $49, I'd say the modem is going for $100.  The only technical
info offered by the sales person I talked to was that the modem uses the
Rockwell chipset.  She gave me the number for their technical support folks
but I didn't feel inclined to pay for a toll call when I'm not that technically
informed to begin with.  I have had problems in the past with Proterm
(admittedly one of the earliest versions) not recognizing the modem.  For
even so seemingly a paltry sum as $100 I would like to know I'm not just
buying more frustration.

BTW, why do you say "I wouldn't bother" for a v.32bis modem?  I thought I
read recently that due to speed problems with the GS serial port that was
a preferred item anyway.


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