What Can I Do With My Multimodemzdx - Multitech MT2834ZDX Quick Reference Manual

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What Can I Do with My MultiModemZDX?

Your MT2834ZDX is the gateway to the exciting world of telecommuni-
cations.
You can use it to access commercial online information services such
as CompuServe, America Online, Genie, and Prodigy. These services
provide access to databases, encyclopedias, stock reports, news,
weather, and shopping. They provide electronic mail (e-mail) links to
subscribers of the same and other services. Public message areas
called forums allow subscribers to trade information and opinions on a
vast array of topics from A to Z, while vendor forums provide hardware
and software support from Multi-Tech and other manufacturers. Online
services also allow you to upload and download computer programs,
data files, and updated software such as video and printer drivers.
The MT2834ZDX can also connect you to the Internet, an international
computer network of universities, libraries, businesses, and government
agencies. Like the commercial online services, the Internet provides e-
mail services, public message areas, and access to information and
software, much of it easily accessed through the World Wide Web.
You can also use the MT2834ZDX to dial into bulletin board services
(BBS's). BBS's offer some of the services provided by online informa-
tion services—usually e-mail, public message areas, and file transfers.
Most are run as hobbies by individuals, but some are services provided
by companies like Multi-Tech. Though some charge an annual fee,
many are free.
Other uses include direct links to friends with modems, to banks, and to
service bureaus. You can also telecommute with your fax modem—
work at home while communicating with the office by modem or fax.
And of course, you can use your MT2834ZDX to send and receive fax-
es anywhere in the world, enabling you to communicate quickly with
businesses and other organizations that do not maintain BBS's.
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