rec.autos.simulators

by **Marc Johnso** » Mon, 25 Nov 1996 04:00:00

I am thinking of buying the Micron Millenia. I called them and they said
a 33.6 modem would be $139. Is this a good price or should I buy a
seperate modem and put it in when the computer arrives? Are there any
problems with buying a Micron?

Thanks

by **Gregory J. Kus** » Tue, 26 Nov 1996 04:00:00

I have been very pleased with the Micron which I purchased over a year ago
and would recommend them highly.

$139 seems like a very fair price for a 33.6 modem since they run between
$150 and $200 at CompUSA. I believe that Micron supplies the Supra modem
manufactured by Diamond Multimedia. I have no experience with modems from
this manufacturer. I have had disappointing results from US Robotics on
two occasions and am currently using a Motorola Lifestyle 28.8 modem.

Hope this helps,
Greg

> I am thinking of buying the Micron Millenia. I called them and they said
> a 33.6 modem would be $139. Is this a good price or should I buy a
> seperate modem and put it in when the computer arrives? Are there any
> problems with buying a Micron?

> Thanks

by **John J Par** » Tue, 26 Nov 1996 04:00:00

>I have been very pleased with the Micron which I purchased over a year ago
>and would recommend them highly.

>$139 seems like a very fair price for a 33.6 modem since they run between
>$150 and $200 at CompUSA. I believe that Micron supplies the Supra modem
>manufactured by Diamond Multimedia. I have no experience with modems from
>this manufacturer. I have had disappointing results from US Robotics on
>two occasions and am currently using a Motorola Lifestyle 28.8 modem.

>Hope this helps,
>Greg

>> I am thinking of buying the Micron Millenia. I called them and they said

>> a 33.6 modem would be $139. Is this a good price or should I buy a
>> seperate modem and put it in when the computer arrives? Are there any
>> problems with buying a Micron?

>> Thanks

That's a decent price on a 33.6. A friend of mine has a Micron and said he
has had no problems with it. I have a 33.6 Boca and it's been great,
However, I have found finding a server with a good 33.6 connection is about
impossible (If anyone knows of one please let me know) I have had many
companies tell me that a 33.6 connection loses too many packets. So until
the tech catches up to the modem you might have to settle for a 28.8 speed
even on a 33.6 modem.

John

by **Todd Walk** » Sun, 01 Dec 1996 04:00:00

>I am thinking of buying the Micron Millenia. I called them and they said
>a 33.6 modem would be $139. Is this a good price or should I buy a
>seperate modem and put it in when the computer arrives? Are there any
>problems with buying a Micron?

> Thanks

That is a pretty good price for a 33.6 if it is a name brand. I would
find out what kind it is first, though.

Todd

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by **Richard Holme** » Wed, 04 Dec 1996 04:00:00

if you buy a U.S. Robotics 33.6 modem, you get a free software upgrade
to 56k (half the speed of ISDN over a normal analog phone line). but
they do cost about $160.
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by **Kyle Steve** » Thu, 05 Dec 1996 04:00:00

On Tue, 03 Dec 1996 22:09:23 -0800, Richard Holmes

>if you buy a U.S. Robotics 33.6 modem, you get a free software upgrade
>to 56k (half the speed of ISDN over a normal analog phone line). but
>they do cost about $160.

And you need to be sure there's a USR 33.6 modem on the other side!

Kyle