>> > I'm considering buying a spirit viper v34 modem in the 



 >> Excellent modem, especially between here and the USA.  



 > Is your Viper on 711/401 or 501 these days?  Never 

 > misses a beat from here, either way, though I guess 

 > V.32bis performance is hardly the issue .. :) 



501 (after a brief stint testing a Microcom Deskporte ES28.8 V34 which now
runs unattended on a Melbourne BBS).  



 >> For $410 incl tax I think they are cheap! (Pelham in 

 >> Sydney, see APC, SMH etc for contact details.) 



 > Indeed, that's a good price .. hmmm .. I've not yet 

 > heard a report on how they go in rugged rural (read, 

 > noisy crossbar / ARE exchange) conditions?  



No unhappy campers in the Spirit echo (yet :-) 



TREV.





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