"mjt" <mjtobler@removethis_mail.ru> wrote in message
news:36pajpF52rol6U1@individual.net...
> Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
>
>>> The modem is propely identified as
>>> 56K FaxModem Model 5610
>>
>> USR hasn't been world's best in nearly 10 years. Telebit has remained
>> rock
>> solid, but the consumer grade modems from USR^H^H^H 3Com have been fairly
>> poor since the Sportster.
>
> ... i've always chosen multi-tech modems: http://www.multitech.com/
> and external, of course. even their home-use modems inherit the
> quality and reliability of their commercial versions

Oh, I *love* Multitech ever since they were active supporters of HylaFAX
when I did a bunch of work with that. But I can't find them for sale in
Boston.