> Once upon a time Jay Hennigan shaped the electrons to say...
> >"99" rating, MZ?
>
> Gryphon, want to join me in bitching about MT modems?
>
> In my time at Xylogics and Livingston one modem brand has produced more
> headaches than any other - even Zoom - and that is MT. They lose their
> speed settings at random, they crosstalk, they generate spurious interrupts,
> they refuse to talk to other modems for no reason I've been able to determine,
> they use a command set that strives to be different from everyone else.
> They just don't seem to be able to retain their settings in production. Sure
> I've seen a few lucky sites, but when I hear the words "We're using
> Multitech modems" I cringe, I know I'm in for a hellish time. I actively
> steer people away from MT modems every chance I get, just to spare myself,
> them, and any other poor sap who might someday get a support call from them.
>
> All in all they just plain suck, especially the racks.
Gee, don't hold back now, tell us how you really feel.
BTW, been using MT2834's for just about 18 months. No major problems, once
you throw away the rack manager software. I've got two fully populated
racks and more on the way. But, I don't use PM's with them, that "might"
be the difference. :-)
Later,
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