A question about the USR Courier.

Gert Doering (gert@greenie.muc.de)
Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:02:19 +0200


Hi,

Tom Diehl wrote:
> Will the USR Courier _reliably_ (and that is the key) do data and Fax (both
> inbound and outbound) with Mgetty. 

My experience so far shows very good results with the latest "x2"
firmware.

Fax *polling* is still unreliable, but I haven't seen any data or fax
sending/receiving related problems recently.

> Is anyone using the Courier with Mgetty+Send-fax? 

I do!

> If so are you happy with it. If not can someone recommend something better?
> 
> Given the Rockwell chip problem, Other than USR products what are the options
> here in the US?

ZyXEL. But their "quality assurance" sucks lately - some firmware versions 
for the 2864 series are nearly unusable, others are ok.

gert
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