[NCLUG] 56k v.90 external modem recommendations?
Daniel Herrington
danielh at ftc.agilent.com
Tue Dec 11 13:51:52 MST 2001
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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