-=> Quoting Ray Mcconnell to Peter Shute <=-
 RM> I have had a Netcomm Roadster 28.8 (V34) modem for a month now, and I
 RM> have to say it's pretty good. Don't worry too much about the negative
 RM> comments, because obviously these people just got a dud, or screwed up
 RM> their modems themselves with all sorts of init strings (I did this
 RM> too). If you want more info I uploaded a file on Tuesday called
 RM> ROADSTER.ZIP. It's got a review and some information in it. I haven't
 RM> really had any problems with it, just enable V.42 error correction and
 RM> you'll be okay. Let me know about what you decide on if you get time.

Thanks for the reply.  I was all set to buy the Roadster, then I saw the
reviews in May APC,  which made it look bad.  They tested several v34's
for throughput, ability to cope with bad lines etc.  They only tested
with 2 of the SAME modem at a time though.  A good modem is good with every
other modem, which the Roadster may be,  but they never tested that.

When I went to to buy it,  I was already having doubts because of the reviews.
Then I saw what a tiny little thing it was.  Probably means nothing,  but I
thought I'd be paying extra to get it that small,  so I bought an Avtek 
Flashmodem.  It's still Australian (from Netcomm??!!), and got the "best"
review,  and is much cheaper.

One thing I wanted, apart from reliability,  was ease in setting up.  ie,
when I install programs, I want to find my modem in the list,  not stuff
about with init strings.  I'm not doing too well so far.

Anyway,  I've managed to set it up ok,  even with MPCUG's Slipkit,  which
doesn't have a list of modems to choose from.  (Had to edit the script to
change the init string - the supplied one just says "error").

I'm successfully getting 3300cps transfers from the BBS via Cooee,  so I'm
happy.



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