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> From: Alden S Klovdahl <Alden.Klovdahl@anu.edu.au> > Date: Friday, July 18, 1997 08:12 > > daa kits are not that expensive, they are small and light, and probably > the best solution. if you get the one apporoved for germany, it could > probably be used anywhere because germany i believe has the highest > standards in this area. may just need some phone adapters for different > places. I bought my TP in the UK for use in Australia, and made a considerable number of enquiries about this. In the end, I decided it was better to go with a PCMCIA modem. The DAA kits can be expensive if you travel to several different countries (i.e. you need several) and I didn't fancy ending up with zillions of plastic jobbies to lose. I also couldn't get a clear answer from anyone on whether the MWAVE modem would still work if MWAVE was also attempting to play a sound. Someone said "No, because the modem uses all available MWAVE resources", someone else said "Yes, because the modem does not use all available MWAVE resources". *sigh* I asked my iguana and he reckoned I should go with PCMCIA, so I did. I ended up buying a TDK DF2814 Global Class international modem, and it works great - although the version I bought only goes up to 28.8 but that's plenty fast enough for my needs. It covers (and is licenced for) at least as many countries as the DAA kits, and is a cheaper overall solution. As I bought it just after the computer (in the US actually) I can't easily say whether it was responsible for the occasional crash that I get (either the dreaded MMTASK or RNAAPP) but everything seems fairly stable at least. I did have some conflicts installing a SCSI card, but that's another story. The modem comes with a variety of telephone adaptors for different countries (can't escape those plasticky bits) and a list of recommended outlets for more esoteric ones. The only thing that concerns me about it is the connection between phone lead and card is a bit thin and flimsey, but that's the same with all PCMCIA cards. Other than that, I would recommend it. Adam Britton