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A slick looking but pricy Apple product. Despite numerous negative reviews on the Apple forums, the USB device functioned without a hitch and was far easier to install than on a Windows machine. Good download speed. I was thankful to Apple Forum reviewers for advice to locate the modem well away from magnetic sources (poor shielding perhaps?). Seems slow to start and stop, aggravated by the lack of audible clues of dialup phone connection.

Tops in my hands at least, but others have had less than stellar results.

Some of us need to use dial-up internet connections in some situations. This modem is small, light and perfectly easy to use. A very good value for the price.

We bought the for our daughter's laptop - she plugged it in, and it was working with a minimum of fuss.

Review of Apple MAO347Z/A External V.2 Modem: I should have heeded the advice in Sigrid E. Mortensen's review. This modem does not work on an Intel based MacBook Pro. I called Amazon and they said they didn't comment on reviews. I said I was not asking them to comment on a review I was asking them about a matter of fact. The person on the phone stuck to her guns and told me nothing. It would appear that Amazon knows very little about the products it sells. It should have found out the answer to my question. Instead they sent the modem to me and now I have to send it back to them.
John Durocher