[H-GEN] Re: Internal Modem and Linux

[Hilton Travis]

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Hi Doug,

I have used a number of WebExcel modems myself, and know a number of people
with them.  No problems here either.  But, a number of people have
complained about failure rates being way too high - one wholesale/retail
outlet I know has had about a 30% failure!!!

Regards,
Hilton

(who is thinking about the merits of Banksia vs WebExcel and leaning towards
WebExcel still)

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mdlishum at zerlargal.humbug.org.au]On Behalf Of Doug Young
> Sent: Wednesday, 4 August 1999 10:40 PM
> To: general at lists.humbug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [H-GEN] Re: Internal Modem and Linux
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> (Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs "Doug Young"
> <dougy at gargoyle.apana.org.au>)
>
> > Well, Alwyn at Soft Tech still has only 33k6 connections (nope, no 56k
> > available) and when I spoke to him a while ago he had 3 or 4
> dead WebExcel
> > external modems there, and had already had more than this die
> on him.  He
> > said that they were the modems he has noticed the highest failure rate
> with.
>
> I originally used a Hayes Optima at the remote end of my dialup
> link and had
> no end of trouble with it not re-setting .... replaced it with a
> fifth hand
> $30 external WebExcel after advice from other permanent dialup people and
> knowing its an el cheapo heap of junk .... but its proven far
> more reliable
> than the Hayes in that situation
>
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