Re: [Sheflug] Modems

[Craig Andrews <nospam [at] fishbot.org.uk>]

> If it supports Hayes/AT commands (pretty much any modem worth the
> name) it will do the job.

I just wondered if anyone had any recommendations before heading of trying to
convinve PC world sales-folk that I really dont want a WinModem or a scanner
(they get confused easily).

I could tell you about the time I actually had to go and fetch an old PSU for
them to realise that when I said 'Power Supply' and 'PSU', I did not, in fact,
mean a mains lead or a 4-way block. It took 4 sales

> 
>  > and they seem to be of a generally better quality (IMHO, and I'm not
>  > very good with hardware, so dont trust me :) ).
>  
> And you get flashy lights. :-)
> 
> I've got a 3Com/USR 56K Faxmodem that is as good as any. Around the
> £50 mark, IIRC, but I'm sure you get other external modems
> fractionally cheaper.
> Either way; goto [your fav bits shop], pick external
> modem. Purchase. Plug in.
> 
> That's yer lot really.
> 
> Of course, make sure you like the colour of the flashy lights.
> 
> As you can tell, I really put a lot of thought into my modem selection!
> 
> Baz.
> 
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