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- From: wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke)
- Subject: Digicom Scout+ and Eagle are different
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.055121.5373@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom
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- References: <1992Nov19.232611.6636@fasttech.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 05:51:21 GMT
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- Bohdan Tashchuk (zeke@fasttech.com) wrote:
- : >As Wolfgang has said, Prodigy is selling Digicom Scout+ external
- : >modems, Prodigy calls them "Eagles". They come with a 30 day money back
- : >guarentee for $199.00 U.S. I haven't seen ANY bug reports about the
- : >Digicom Scout+, this seems too good to be true.
- :
- : Perhaps it IS too good to be true. Has this modem been "crippled" in any way,
- : or is it the standard Digicom product?
- :
- : Wolfgang, are you SURE it is the standard product?
- :
- : Since Fraudigy usually offers some "free" connect time with a modem purchase,
- : this could be a cheap way of buying one for Unix use but also trying their
- : service for free.
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- The Digicom Eagle modem as sold exclusively by Prodigy to its members
- uses the same Digicom chipset as the Scout series and the Quickcomm
- Spirit II modems. However, it uses different firmware. The factory
- defaults are also quite a bit different. The Eagle modems may only be
- temporary, but the Scout will continue to be Digicom's flagship modem,
- which can be expected to have innovations first.
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- But I am convinced that the Eagle is a solid product, and were it not
- for the Scout, I would certainly give it serious consideration. As to
- the terms, it has to be ordered electronically through the Prodigy
- service and shipping is $11.75 for UPS 2nd day air plus sales tax in
- all states. Prodigy does not itself support the modem, but directs you
- to the original vendor of either the hardware or software. In fact the
- Prodigy (800) number salespeople (and also the supervisor) tried to tell
- me that no such offer for Digicom Eagle modems is available on their
- service. Apparently they dont use their own product?
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