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I have the Diamond modem. It's drivers caused many Win98 crashes.
Got new software from Diamond. Fixed problems with "DPAL" locking
system. HOWEVER, since then I have never been able to connect at
speeds higher than 33.6K. Previously had enjoyed speeds up to 44K.
Hershel
>best modem for the price is not a 3Comm US Robotics product, but the
Diamond
>Supra Express v.90 series, either external, or internal. It has a larger
>internal send and receive buffer, wider bandwidth capability, and better
>stability under less than optimal phone line conditions. It steps through
>V.90, K56-Flex, V.34-Plus, and V.34, and can go lower if it's needed.
>Incidentally, the 28.8K internal sportster modems and the 33.6K ones justly
>earned a reputation for being garbage because of buggy software in the ROM
>and flash ROM chips, which went through many "updates" without being
>resolved.
>Brent Reynolds, Atlanta, GA USA
>
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