Yep, they are for real, Bruce Simpson of Aardvark fame lives in a rural area and has done some testing of some of the available modems.
http://www.aardvark.co.nz/ Could be worth emailing him, can't find his article on it. jeremyb. > From: Yuri de Groot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/10/01 Tue AM 10:40:38 GMT+12:00 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [OT] Country Modems > > Hi all, > > I've never heard of this before, but a customer mentioned it to me: > > Country Modems - a special kind of modem for poor quality rural phone lines. > > > I'm taking this with a pinch of salt, but somebody told this person that she > can buy a special modem for around $200 that provides a better connection for > rural lines. > > As I was talking to the customer, I heard a constant buzz on the line and a > clicking noise, that the customer said was from the electric fence. > > My guess is that someone was trying to sell this lady an external modem, which > I suppose it better than an internal modem, but still no magic bullet for crap > telecom lines. > > So, has anyone on this list heard of "country modems"? > > Yuri >
