#Fax-Modem Which?
20-Jan-94 10:29:10
Sb: #128759-#Fax-Modem Which?
Fm: Steve Bennett/SYSOP 76702,1071
To: Ken Iversen 73030,2206
Ken,
Currently, there is only one modem for the Amiga I know of that will do
everything you want:
Voice-Mail (& caller ID)
Fax
upgradeable to V.Fast (or whatever it's called)
It is the Zyxel U-1946E. It's not cheap, but it is probably one of the
very best modems available anywhere.
I use a Practical Peripherals PM14400FXSA, which is terrific, but does not
at this time support the voice functions you seek. It does, however,
support Class 1 & class 2 FAX software (GPFax s/w costs around $50) They
also sell a model PM14400FXMT which is a very good value… retailing at
just over $200.
If I wanted to add voice-mail to my system, I would probably take a look
at the GVP PhonePak… GVP has a support section in the AmigaVendor Forum
(GO AMIGAV) and you can ask for information there.
Supra has a 14.4 fax-modem that comes bundled with GPFax, and repotedly
will eventually support caller ID and voice-mail, but I have no experience
with Supra modems.
Lastly, the latest issue of Computer Shopper has a review of "ten 14.4
modems under $200) and the Zoom model ZUFX-v.32bis ranked tops. This, like
the PPI unit I have, does not support voice-mail, but the price is right.