[NCLUG] 56k v.90 external modem recommendations?

[Daniel Herrington]

Thanks for the recommendation.  By the way, I see several Motorola
ModemSURFR PnP external modems on Ebay.  Does anyone have anything
positive or negative to say about these?

Thanks,
  Daniel


=> Replying to Chris Wolney's message, "Re: [NCLUG] 56k v.90 external modem recommendations?"
=> (sent Dec 11 @ 13:43 -0700):
 > My favorite is the US Robotics Courier v.Everything.  If you're serious
 > about a modem, this is the one to have.  At work, before we had all of our
 > sites on VPN, we had to dial in to Europe and the Pac Rim to perform MTA
 > duties.  We typically didn't get very good connections, but things
 > definately improved with the USR v.Everything.  I liked them so much I
 > picked one up for home (desipte the steep price: ~$250) and it still gives
 > me a much better connection than my standard USR Sportster 56k x2 (flashed
 > to v.90).
 > 
 > A standard USR v.92 is now about $100, so I'd go that route if I didn't want
 > to lay down the serious cash for the v.Everything.
 > 
 > FWIW,
 > 
 > -Chris
 > 
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Daniel Herrington" <danielh at ftc.agilent.com>
 > To: <nclug at nclug.org>
 > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 1:24 PM
 > Subject: [NCLUG] 56k v.90 external modem recommendations?
 > 
 > 
 > > The subject says it all.
 > >
 > > I'm looking for an external (linux-compatible, serial port interface)
 > > 56k v.90 modem to replace my aging 28.8 Deskporte FAST one.  Does
 > > anyone have any suggestions?  E.g.: "stay away from <brand.model>" or
 > > "I have <brand.model> and it works great with FRII," etc.
 > >
 > > Thanks,
 > >    Daniel
 > >
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