Kelly Wright
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> From: Chuck Rouzer <rouzer@spyder.net>
> To: portmaster-radius@livingston.com
> Subject: Re: Portmaster RADIUS Users Digest V96 #173
> Date: Friday, October 04, 1996 11:44 PM
>
> Just to let everyone know..
>
>
> USR Sportsters in yer modem pool is bad!! These things over heat
> like hell... they will stop answering or connect at very low rates after
> being used intensely!! You will be replacing these modems faster than
> you will be adding new lines.
>
> Solution to cheap modems? Well you could stick with desktop external
> modems and go with the Couriers which some use (and they say it works).
> Or go with a rack mount solution... the best we have found so far are
> Hayes Optima Century2 16 ... We have had one "flaky" modem since our
> evaluation. One flaky modem is not good, but these modems are
> each swapable and provide the reliability that modems should have. You
> could also go with USR Total Control Analog, USR Net Server, or USR-16..
>
> My over all choice for Analog is Hayes, because they have great prices
> & functionality for an ISP. But USR had a great ISP Program last month
> that had great pricing.
>
> The future is T1 PRIs... Digital modems are the best of course if your
> local Bell company provides competitive pricing on these lines. This is
> where a great Portmaster 3 is great to use!! Or USR Total Control.
> Anyone care to give info on ADSL?
>
> Sorry for being off topic!! Bell South is a monopoly!! Please help!!!
>
> --
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