Dial up modem recommendations

[BP]

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I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an HSP)
in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant disconnects.
So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems by
hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any recommendations on
a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?
TIA

 

[Guest]

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BP wrote:

> I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an HSP)
> in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant disconnects.
> So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
> controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems by
> hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any recommendations on
> a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?
> TIA
>
>

Look in www.priceatch.com for one that has "linux" (as in works with) in
the description.

 

[Guest]

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US Robotics Sportster should do the trick.

Soft modems are also called WinModems

 

[user]

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BP wrote:
> I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an HSP)
> in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant disconnects.
> So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
> controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems by
> hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any recommendations on
> a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?
> TIA
>
>
Not all PCI soft modems perform the same way. Unless your computer is
terribly slow, I would try a Lucent/Agere modem. They work amazingly
well and cost very little.

Your disconnects might also be your telephone lines. Do you hear any
audible noise while talking on the telephone with a person?

 

[Guest]

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On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:33:23 GMT, user@domain.invalid wrote:

> Not all PCI soft modems perform the same way. Unless your computer is
>terribly slow, I would try a Lucent/Agere modem. They work amazingly
>well and cost very little.

Specifically the Venus chipset. I have one, it is the best modem I
ever had.

 

[Guest]

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"-Alby Hewlet" <bogus@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> US Robotics Sportster should do the trick.
>
> Soft modems are also called WinModems

No. WinModems are soft modems, but not all
soft modems are WinModems.

-- Bob Day

 

[Guest]

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> "BP" <replytoall@dufus.net> wrote in message
> news:qf2dnfjdLKJvG1DdRVn-hw@conversent.net...
>
> I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an HSP)
> in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant disconnects.
> So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
> controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems by
> hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any recommendations on
> a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?
> TIA



AFAIK, any external modem that connects via a Serial Port (but not USB)
should be a hardware modem.


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AZC

 

[BP]

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<user@domain.invalid> wrote in message
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>
>
> BP wrote:
> > I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an
HSP)
> > in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant
disconnects.
> > So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
> > controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems by
> > hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any recommendations
on
> > a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?
> > TIA
> >
> >
> Not all PCI soft modems perform the same way. Unless your computer is
> terribly slow, I would try a Lucent/Agere modem. They work amazingly
> well and cost very little.
>
> Your disconnects might also be your telephone lines. Do you hear any
> audible noise while talking on the telephone with a person?
>
No. I've checked all the usual suspects (drivers, DUN, init string adds).
Thing is, I have this modem (Creative Blaster DI5652-1) in my new P4 machine
and it works fine on the same phone lines. That's why I got the same one for
the old PII. It only has problems on the PII.

 

[Guest]

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"BP" <replytoall@dufus.net> wrote...
> I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an
HSP)
> in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant
disconnects.
> So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
> controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems by
> hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any recommendations
on
> a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?

If the minimum requirements say it works with DOS or Linux, it's a "hard"
modem.

On Newegg, the USR 5610B says "controller based"; on buy.com, the Actiontec
PCI56012-02 specifically says it has an on-board controller and lists DOS as
a compatible OS. The Actiontec is cheaper, but the USR has V.92, which
should increase performance.

 

[BP]

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"John R Weiss" <jrweiss98155@.comNOSPAMcast.net> wrote in message
news:9Fozc.42233$0y.29846@attbi_s03...
> "BP" <replytoall@dufus.net> wrote...
> > I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an
> HSP)
> > in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant
> disconnects.
> > So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
> > controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems by
> > hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any recommendations
> on
> > a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?
>
> If the minimum requirements say it works with DOS or Linux, it's a "hard"
> modem.
>
> On Newegg, the USR 5610B says "controller based"; on buy.com, the
Actiontec
> PCI56012-02 specifically says it has an on-board controller and lists DOS
as
> a compatible OS. The Actiontec is cheaper, but the USR has V.92, which
> should increase performance.
>
Yes, I was looking at the USR on Newegg. It looks like a good one (Better
be for $64!) and V92 was what I was upgrading to. Anyone using this modem?

 

[Guest]

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Get and external modem..it is the only way to go. Plus it has all of
the pretty lights! I got one on Ebay called a Cendyne with shipping
they are about $15 (and they are always selling that model), it may be
cheap but it has worked for me for over a year....I bought a USR for
work for the dial-up backup and it was $90.
Theodat


"BP" <replytoall@dufus.net> wrote in message news:<qf2dnfjdLKJvG1DdRVn-hw@conversent.net>...
> I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an HSP)
> in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant disconnects.
> So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
> controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems by
> hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any recommendations on
> a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?
> TIA

 

[Guest]

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"BP" <replytoall@dufus.net> wrote...
>
> Yes, I was looking at the USR on Newegg. It looks like a good one (Better
> be for $64!) and V92 was what I was upgrading to. Anyone using this modem?

http://www.usr.com/products/home/home-product.asp?type=specs&sku=USR5610B
confirms it's a hardware modem. In general, USR is good if a bit pricey. I
preferred Supra in past lives, but dunno what they have now since Diamond
bought them...

 

[Guest]

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"Paul" <tbirdman@bellatlantic.net> wrote...
> I just installed the US Robotics 5610B, which is a controller based
> modem, in my new system. It was the last piece of hardware (one piece at
> a time to minimize conflicts and spot one if one does crop up) I
> installed. Installation was a breeze, installed the drivers (had to
> download from USR's site, modem is bulk and does not come with drivers
> or software) and was up and running.

You should need nothing but the driver, which is little more than an .INF
file with a few parameters for the OS.

> Also, the "ControlCenter"
> software I downloaded from USR's website does not detect the modem.

Try uninstalling that software, and just use the hardware installation
routine for the OS to load the driver alone.

 

[Guest]

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On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 07:07:40 -0400, BP wrote:

> I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an HSP)
> in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant disconnects.
> So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
> controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems by
> hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any recommendations on
> a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?
> TIA

Go to ebay and bid on a USR Courier v.everything external. I'd pay more
for a 5 year old one of these than any of the newer junk modems out there
today, but since I've already got 2.

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[roby]

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BP wrote:

>
> "John R Weiss" <jrweiss98155@.comNOSPAMcast.net> wrote in message
> news:9Fozc.42233$0y.29846@attbi_s03...
>> "BP" <replytoall@dufus.net> wrote...
>> > I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an
>> HSP)
>> > in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant
>> disconnects.
>> > So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
>> > controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems
>> > by hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any
>> > recommendations
>> on
>> > a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?
>>
>> If the minimum requirements say it works with DOS or Linux, it's a "hard"
>> modem.
>>
>> On Newegg, the USR 5610B says "controller based"; on buy.com, the
> Actiontec
>> PCI56012-02 specifically says it has an on-board controller and lists DOS
> as
>> a compatible OS. The Actiontec is cheaper, but the USR has V.92, which
>> should increase performance.
>>
> Yes, I was looking at the USR on Newegg. It looks like a good one (Better
> be for $64!) and V92 was what I was upgrading to. Anyone using this modem?

I had a very unsatisfactory experience with a USR external modem which
intermittantly failed soon after purchase. After several rounds of e-mail
with their tech support, they agreed it was time for me to send it home.

They said it would be shipped back a couple of weeks after they received it.
When I pointed out that many manufacturers of computer hardware sent out a
replacement BEFORE a failed unit was sent back, USR said they could do that
too: I should call their tech support (no 1-800 number) and make
arrangements. There was a $25 charge for this extra service.

Roby

 

[Hawk]

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You might start with this web site. I think there are only two main
chip sets that are used in modems. I think two quality companies in
the modem business today are USR and Zoom Telephonics. I have a Zoom
3049c external modem that has been execellant. I have an internal USR
Win Modem (Python) that has never performed to my expectations.

> http://www.modem-help.com/

hawk

BP wrote:
> I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an HSP)
> in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant disconnects.
> So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
> controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems by
> hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any recommendations on
> a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?
> TIA
>
>

 

[Guest]

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"Theodat" <theodat@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Get and external modem..it is the only way to go. Plus it has all of
> the pretty lights! I got one on Ebay called a Cendyne with shipping
> they are about $15 (and they are always selling that model), it may be
> cheap but it has worked for me for over a year....I bought a USR for
> work for the dial-up backup and it was $90.
> Theodat

Cendyne??? No way in hell would I buy anything that
has that so-called brand name. What Cendyne does is
get the cheapest generic junk they can get on a particular
day, and put it in a box that says "Cendyne" on it. The
fine print on their boxes says something like, "What is in
the box may not look like what is pictured on the box."

-- Bob Day

 

[louise]

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In article <GuudnXU7aobOPlDdRVn-iQ@comcast.com>, bogus@nowhere.net
says...
> US Robotics Sportster should do the trick.
>
> Soft modems are also called WinModems
>
>
>
I had trouble with a Best Data in a brand new P4, Asus mb etc.

I took an old USR out of my old computer - no more problems.

Louise

 

[Guest]

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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 00:26:28 -0400, Louise <none@nospam.com> wrote:

>In article <GuudnXU7aobOPlDdRVn-iQ@comcast.com>, bogus@nowhere.net
>says...
>> US Robotics Sportster should do the trick.
>>
>> Soft modems are also called WinModems
>>
>>
>>
>I had trouble with a Best Data in a brand new P4, Asus mb etc.
>
>I took an old USR out of my old computer - no more problems.
>
>Louise

gawd, i've got an old ISA USR 33whatever in my bx box. I don't even
have the phone line hooked up to it. Use it about once every three
years for a fax to some business bozo.

Seems they were pledged to upgrade that model for free, but I never
did as it worked fine and cable overran it before I got 54envy.

don't even have a modem in my new box, unless it's on the motherboard
and they didn't tell me

 

[Guest]

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BP wrote:
> I replaced an old ISA modem with a new PCI "soft modem" (real soft, an HSP)
> in my old PII but the old girl can't handle the load. Constant disconnects.
> So I am looking for a PCI fax/data "hard" modem with the data pump and
> controller on the card. Sites like Newegg don't categorize the modems by
> hard and soft, you've got to wade through the specs. Any recommendations on
> a reliable hard modem? Or links to some current reviews?
> TIA
>
>
MultiTech Systems is the best.

 

[Guest]

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>
> Cendyne??? No way in hell would I buy anything that
> has that so-called brand name. What Cendyne does is
> get the cheapest generic junk they can get on a particular
> day, and put it in a box that says "Cendyne" on it. The
> fine print on their boxes says something like, "What is in
> the box may not look like what is pictured on the box."
>
> -- Bob Day

Hey it works..who cares, for $15 it works just as well as my $90 USR.