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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