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- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Why is Supra able to sell?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.114600.13310@phillip.edu.au>
- From: t9114145@phillip.edu.au
- Date: 16 Nov 92 11:46:00 EST
- References: <17375@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Organization: RMIT (Bundoora Campus)
- Lines: 55
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- In article <17375@mindlink.bc.ca>, David_Hunter@mindlink.bc.ca (David Hunter) writes:
- > I have a Supra v.32bis. I purchased it about 6 months ago based on its
- > impressive list of features, price, and that the only things I had read in
- > computer magazines were positive. I was not reading net messages at that
- > time. Over the last 6 months I had many difficulties and have been able to
- > eventually work around them at a considerable cost it time, money and
- > frustration. I am now at the point where I am getting what I want from my
- > modem, but its performance was so far from "plug and play" it is ridiculous.
-
- It's not a "plug and play" modem, no. It does work if you take the time
- to learn a bit about modems, but it's not the modem version of a Mac, and
- the price reflects this. Would you be happier if you had paid a bit more
- and got larger glossier manuals and lots of extras?
-
- > If I knew then what I know now I would never buy a Supra. If I could do it
- > all over again I would gladly pay extra for a Telebit or USR...etc. I cannot
- > understand how someone could even consider taking a risk on Supra after
- > reading the mix of messages on the net. Some are positive, but all those
- > negative messages can't be wrong. There is certainly enough to make Supra
- > products highly suspect. My main question is, Why am I still reading
- > positive things about Supras in the computer mags as if they work just super?
-
- Hypothesis: People who write for magazines generally use lots of different
- products and can make things work even if the manual doesn't spell it out.
- People who have been complaining heaps about their modems either can't work
- it out without detailed, step-by-step instructions and lots of hand-holding,
- or just like to whinge a lot. That's my idea anyway. My Supra has caused no
- trouble. I have had prompt replies from Supra in all my dealings.
- Basically I don't understand how some people have stuffed things up to the
- extent that they report here.
-
- > Compuserve's most recent monthly issue comments on the Supra v.32bis as if
- > there is no question as to its performance....and you will notice Supra has
- > been buying the whole back cover of the mag for months. You cannot trust the
- > magazine reviews. The net is a much more direct and honest exchange of views
-
- The net may be more honest, but just how reliable is it? You would think
- that on the net lots of computer professionals would make opinions more
- reliable, but there are heaps of Mac-using humanities-stream people here
- too. (Not me though!)
-
- > on what works and what doesn't. My Supra seems to be working now, but it has
- > taken a bunch of fiddling and tweeking and whenever I dial a new system I
- > cross my fingers until I am connected!!
-
- Right, so it works now. Exactly what did you have to do? Modify an init string?
- Get the right cable? What was it that stopped the modem from working?
-
- >
- > David.
- >
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-
- Adam Eberbach Computer Science student, RMIT. t9114145@phillip.edu.au
- "We don' need no stinkin' signatures!"
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