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On Sat, 27 Dec 1997 23:24:53 -0500, Bill Bryan wrote: >At 06:34 PM 12/27/97 GMT, you wrote: >> >>Has anyone found a decent x2 capable PCMCIA modem that *doesn't* have >>an xjack? Seems like any x2 capable PCMCIA modems are only xjack. This >>wouldn't be a problem for me, except that I use a 701C and have heard >>of problems with the xjack because of the folding keyboard. >> >>I use 2 providers and they both have x2. Only one has k56Flex, so I >>would like an x2 solution. In the meantime, I'm using my desktop's x2 >>Sportser connected on the Multiport, but that's hardly a transportable >>solution, and a pain in the butt to connect and reconnect when I >>switch between machines. >> >> >>-- >>Stan Mocek >>mocek@enteract.com >> >I have been using an xjack modem for over a year now with no problems. It >needs to go into the bottom slot. Also the phone cord needs to be folded >to one side because of the keyboard. In the top slot I have an ethernet >card xjack. I can only plug into the jack after the keyboard has been >opened. I like the ruggedness of the xjacks over a plug-in doungle. > But wouldn't the X-Jack have a higher likelihood of breaking? That has always been my impression, other than convience. Paul