BG> Fraid they do, Paul.  Banksia, Zoom, and USR (amongst others) make what

 BG> they call RPI modems, and these have no EC in hardware at all, relying on

 BG> the supplied software to perform error correction.  They're considerably

 BG> cheaper, but why anybody would buy one is completely beyond me.



 BG> Regards, Bill



 Some people buy them because they have more sense than money. Some people buy

them because  they aren't/weren't aware of the difference between modems.

I've just given you two reasons without having to THINK too hard about it.

Perhaps I'm not past it yet or is it not beyond me?



...     Time flies like an arrow.  Fruit flies like a banana.



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