>OK, here's a trade off I have no real feel for. I finally got my comms
>working in my 280c...
>
>*Begin story mode*
>I was misled because it came with a bunch of Global Village s/w installed,
>but for some reason none of that would work. Since I don't really use
>telecom all that much -- got ethernet running to my minidock -- I hadn't
>paid much attention. Now, I'm going on a trip and decided to get the modem
>working. Suddenly realized, DOH!, *maybe* it isn't a GV modem after all.
>Installed Apple Telecom and suddenly all is well. Only, I can achieve a
>19.2 connection to AOL and I thought the Apple Express Modem in the Duos was
>limited to 14.4. <walks about scratching head> Whatever. I'll just take
>what I've got.
>*End story mode*
>
>So, the trade off here is that I've got my internal modem running up to 19.2
>and I've also got a GV Teleport 33.6 external that I inherited. It runs off
>the serial port (i.e., there's no ADB power used, just the serial plug is
>it) and is surprisingly light, but it does take up volume.
>
>My question to the list is: Where have others come down in this sort of
>trade off, and why?
>
Eric,
The modem you have sounds like a 33.6 Performa with no wall brick. Where,
one asks, does it get it's 5V power source? Well it has an extra pin on the
serial port plug and it gets its power from the serial port, but not just
any serial port. Nooooo. This is a special serial port. Only Performas had
'em. So you might just try to plug that little guy into your serial port
first and see if it actually fits. Don't try too hard though. My guess is
that it won't work on your 280c.
The 14.4 works fine for me, but I think I would opt for a 33.6 very quickly
if the little GV one actually worked with a 280c.
John S
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