Subj : BACK IN BUSINESS
To   : Howie Coombe
From : Tom Walker
Date : Tue Feb 08 2005 08:31 am

->  > -> There are resellers of used equipment here and there but I've not seen

->  >  Perhaps those having them are not getting rid of them.


-> Perhaps but why?.

Because they were still working and there is NO reason to sell it on
E-Bay I would think is the answer.





->  > I checked the www.outposr.com Web Site (FRY's web seller) n and they 
still  
-> > list 6 Serial Port Modems.


-> Whichmeans they are not so rare, anyway TTFN.

->  Best Data, Actiontec, Creative, Diamond Supermax, U.S.          > Robotics,
-> and Zoom. I can recomend either the Best Data or the Creative.     > The US
-> Robotics is a very high quality Modem but the price of $89.99 is      > high
-> when the Best Data and the Creative are almost as good at $46.99 and    >
-> $54.99. I don't know much about the other brands except I have a very low    
>
-> opinion of ZOOM. But that is a carryover of their origional entry into the   
>
-> Modem Market in the 80 when they were Pure Junk. Their price at $64.99 is    
>
-> higher then the rest of the field excpet the U.S. Robotics. The others I     
>
-> mentioned are all priced between the Price of the Best Data and the          
>
-> Creative. As a Side note I found that some of the External USB modems are    
>
-> Win Modems so I urge caution in selectin

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