Re: flexfax: Words of wisdom on USRobotics Sportser 33.6 ?

[darren@hylafax.org]

In message <199903071725.JAA08729@sgi.com>, "Stan Brown" writes:
>	I have an ibound fax/modem line to my home computers that presents fax
>	tone first, and if the are not negotiated, then presents modem tones
>	for dialup/ppp conection. This line is also used for outbound faxes.
>
>	Obviously, this is done with Hylafx. Presently I have A Worlblazer on
>	this line. I have just freeed up a USRobotics Sporster 33.8 that  was
>	using for outbound ppp conections to a local ISP. I am now using a
>	cablemodem for this.
>
>	So in order to inclrease the effective speed of the inbound modem
>	conectiosn from the Worldblazers max of 1.4 to 33.6, I am thinking of
>	using the USR modem.
>
>	Is anyone using one of these for similar (or any Hylafax) service?
>	Seems to me that I have heard of problems with these modems, and
>	Hylafax.
>
>	Any feedback, negative or positive would be useful.

1. buy a new keyboard, one on which all the keys work ;-)
2. head to http://www.hylafax.org/archive/, and enter USR in the search string.
3. read a small subset of the hits
4. buy some other modem

-Darren