Jim;

Although I don't generally us LT winmodems in my systems
I have used a few on my inexpensive or used systems.
They seem to work very well.
I have seen them connect at the same or faster speeds
than my USR hardware modem on the same line.
  It's hard to ignore them, when they work well and cost
as little as $12. The USR internal hardware modems I use
cost around $60. The LT winmodems use the Lucent chipset.
I can't really recommend any other chipset, but I haven't used many.
Most of the big name computer companies use some brand of winmodem
One brand I avoid like the plague are Motorola winmodems.
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     | ><>  Larry  Fisk   <><
     |      Fisk Computers
     |      Fruitvale, Idaho

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]>

> My ISP is trying to convince me that the Lucent-based LT modems are
> more reliable and connect better than a USR hardware (not winmodem)
modem.
> He says that the LT modems connect at 56K **all** the time.
>
> Does anyone have experience with the LT modems to support this
claim?

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