Nev, at 15:34 on May 31 1996, you wrote to All ...

NM> Does anyone have experience with Dynalink modems?  I came 
NM> across this add recently on a BBS.  Although they seem very 
NM> cheap, I was wondering what one would get for the money.

Usually one gets whats one pays for.

NM> Following are the details from the add.

NM> Dynalink V.34  28,800 External FaxModem $310
NM> Dynalink V.34+ 33,600 Internal FaxModem $275.

NM> It is claimed that they are US robotics compatible, 

does that mean you can flash the USR flashrom into it?

NM> Austel Approved and have a 5 year warranty.

NM> My questions are:
NM> 1. are they worth buying or just too good to be true?
NM> 2. are 33.6k modems worth buying anyway because of the 
NM> telephone system we have in Australia.

Recently one of my USR Courier owning users spent some time in Far North
Qld.  He polled twice a day for mail and connected at 33,600 nearly every
time.

NM> That is assuming of course that someone can be found to 
NM> connect with.

Plenty of USR Couriers out there if the Dynalink will connect with them at
33,600 - still all the other 28,800 modems to connect to as well.

NM> I currently use a Maestro 14.4 but it will cost around $250 
NM> to convert it to 28.8k.  This is of course just $25 less than 
NM> a brand new Dynalink 33.6 as mentioned above.  This is the 
NM> reason for asking.

The V.34+ Dynalink can't be any worse than the V.34 Maestro.

David
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