[ale] modem advice wanted

[Jeremy T. Bouse]

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On Fri, 10 Apr 1998, Amy Ayers wrote:

> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 11:29:35 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Amy Ayers <amy at backslash.ns.gatech.edu>
> To: ale at cc.gatech.edu
> Subject: [ale] modem advice wanted
> 
> A friend of mine just got a Mindspring account and has a 28.8 modem.
> He's thinking about upgrading to 56, and is looking around for a good
> deal (mostly online).
>
	Well... I don't know what kinda deal Mindspring offers but I know
what we [STSI] have for unlimited access...

> Does anyone have any recommendations for a good 56k modem - in 
> particular, is there any kind Mindspring recommends using with their
> dialins? Any good deals anyone has seen lately?
> 
	As for a good 56K modem... I've had no problems with my Motorola
56K ModemSurfr... I've upgraded the firmware to the latest release form
Motorolas web site and it runs great... My computer is online almost
24/7... runnin pppd out of inittab works great for auto-redial...

> (oh, and of course he is a linux user (rh5.0), but is not on this list)
> 
	I'm not a big fan of RH... however I have to run it on the DEC
Alpha machines in the office... but prefer Slackware and run 3.4 on my
machine at home... although nothin on my machine is stock...
	
	Sincerely,
	Jeremy T. Bouse
	System Administrator
	SouthNet TeleComm Services, Inc.

    Jeremy T. Bouse - UnderGrid Network Services - www.UnderGrid.net
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