jp> ml> the third 'disadvantage' in some eyes is that it is a 'rockwelloid'
 jp> ml> based modem... depending on your outlook, the less expensive
 jp> modem(s)
 jp> ml> are also generally 'throw away' modems when they are damaged... in
 jp> ml> other words, they are cheap enough to throw away and replace...

 jp> What is (potentially) bad about using the Rockwell chipset
 jp> ?

well, it's not really anything potentially bad... i guess maybe more of a name 
brand recognition thing... for example, before i bought my first USR modem, i 
went thru like 5 different modem manufacturers... all used rockwell stuff...
i was not happy with those experiances at all... i finally got enough money
together to get a USR and have never looked back... i can't say that i won;t
buy rockwell based equipment, but i will look close and hard at it because of 
the problems i had in the past... i know of many folk who have had no
problems and other who have ended up with similar to what i've been thru...
others and your experiances may be quite different...

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