There has to be someone using an external voice/fax modem in North America???

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I just want to say thanks to everyone who has responded since my last
email - I have quite a bit if excellent advice on modems that are a little
more affordable/available, at least here in Canada. There has not been one
email with a voice/fax/data solution, yet a subset has at least been met.

Of course no modem seems to be as good as the ZyXel 1496/2864 - trust me I
would love to get one of these modems however I just don't have the time
to look for a used one (however I am a garage sale/flea market aficionado
so I will do my best this summer!), I need to get a voice mail application
NOW - thus the requirement for a locally available, and affordable
solution.

> I have been using a Multitech 5600DXV for about a month. It looks to work=
 OK
> as an answering  machine, for receiving and sending  fax and data...   It
> costs about 200 USD. Maybe it is the solution - I would like to try it a =
bit
> further before being completely positive.
> I take the occasion to thank everyone involved in building and maintainin=
g
> mgetty/vgetty for their nice work. Things do not appear to me so gloomy a=
s
> Rod's message suggests (although many voice modems are indeed broken).

Actually the situation is still pretty gloomy, it appears that there are
just not that many good modems that are capable in the voice/fax/data. As
far as I can see from the FAQ, and emails - it so far is only the ZyXel
1496/2864. This is of course is not due to the wonderful work done by the
xgetty maintainers/contributors, rather the modem manufactures (for the
lack of quality amongst other factors).

Personally I think a $200US is rather expensive 56k voice/fax/data, that
is very close to the $300US for a new 1496. I am looking to spend $120US
(ie ~$180CAN), at most. However if Multitech 5600DXV turns out to be
another 1496/2864 then it may well be worth it.

- Rod,

> Regards
> M=E1rio Rui Costa
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