On Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 12:12:49PM -0500, jack wallen jr wrote:
> external modems are just more reliable (well, except that darn Viking
> modem). pluse they have an on/off switch that allows you to manually
> 'pull the plug' if there are problems - so you don't end up having to
> reboot your machine (coming from much experience there).
The other reasons why externals are often better:
-- they have "little blinky lights" which allow you to view modem state;
-- even if you find an internal that is NOT a LoseModem, nearly all of
the remaining internals are Plug'n'Pray which is a pain in the rear.
>
> On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote:
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Does it have to be an external modem?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Frank Rocco
> >
> >
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