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Re: CARDINAL Modems SUCK!

#528
From: dun...
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 00:00
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I have to agree with the point that cardinal modems suck...  I also 
had a mvp288i and also had numerous problems with connecting and 
downloading...  I couldn't download a 60k file without over 200 errors. 
I called Cardinal and on my 3rd day of waiting on hold ( not continous, 
1st day I was on hold for over 2.5 hours before talking to a human 
being, day 2 I was on hold for over 1.5 hours before talking with a 
human being, and finally on day 3, .75 hours of listening to the pretty 
music and advertisements ) I finally was told that the modem need to be 
shipped back to the company for repair...  After arriving at their tech 
center I called on the third day they had it ( Next day mail tracking 
system ) and talked to a tech rep saying that they were going to replace 
the modem as they could not discern what the problem was.  I recieved my 
'New' modem 4 days later and immediately installed it, much to my 
surprise none of the problems I had before were corrected.  I still got 
crappy connects and butt loads of errors when downloading...  Well, I 
sent the modem back to the dealer from which I bought it from and called 
a friend of mine...  He was selling his USR 28.8 internal...  I finally 
talked him down to 80 bucks for the 4 month old modem and am now using 
it without a single problem...  In summary...   "CARDINAL MODEMS SUCK 
SHIT!"  Let the buyer beware.

-  Dunkin  -
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From: dun...@donuts.com
Subject: Re: CARDINAL Modems SUCK!
Date: 1996/02/17
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