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- From: tad@ssc.com (Tad Cook)
- Subject: Re: Could somebody tell me the quality of Zoom Modems?
- Organization: very little
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 22:18:35 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.221835.9394@ssc.com>
- References: <oweewB1w165w@willard.UUCP> <1hlv76INNpah@crcnis1.unl.edu>
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- In article <1hlv76INNpah@crcnis1.unl.edu> vporguen@unlinfo.unl.edu (victor porguen) writes:
- >matttrem@willard.UUCP (Matthew Trembley) writes:
- >
- >>I'm thinking of upgrading to a 14.4 Zoom modem with all the kinds of
- >>compression and correction(internal). It also faxes. It says that it
- >>has 16550 UART and speeds up to 57,600 bps.
- >>It is for sale for $219.
- >>Could someone tell me if this is a good deal and if the modem is of good
- >>quality?
- >>Thanks in advance.
- >
- >Yes, I can tell you something about Zoom modems, although I certainly
- >haven't seen ALL of them. However, based on my experience with them,
- >my advice would be to stay away from it. The modems have problems and
- >it's not easy to reach their Tech Support OR their Warranty Service
- >people - you always get an answering machine, it seems.
-
- I got voice mail when I called. With these modems going for a little
- over $200, they get a LOT of calls!
-
-
- I didn't like
- >that very much, nor did I like the problems that the modem itself was
- >having.
- >
- >
- I just faxed them my query. It always got through quickly, and they
- called me back on THEIR nickle.
-
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