On Tuesday 31 August 2004 04:37 pm, charlie wrote: > On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:30 am, Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > On Tuesday 31 August 2004 03:01 pm, charlie wrote: > > > I couldn't get the win modem to work because 9.2 didn't supply > > > a kernel source and I am in very slow dial up. That is the problem with > > > that lappy, no serial port. But someone posted something about a modem > > > card that might be the way to go. But haven't investigated it as yet. > > > Price is about $AU135.oo. > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > Charlie > > > > arrgggghhhhh....! if australian dollars are anywhere close in value to > > american dollars, then that price is awful!!! check this out: > > > > http://www.meritline.com/zfm5600-v-92-56kb-fax-modem-pcmcia-pc-card.html > > > > and note at the bottom of the page thay have an aussie flag icon marked: > > > > 'Australia customers, click here.' i've used this brand/model pcmcia > > hardware modem with my toshiba laptop for several years now. > > Thanks Alan, > > I don't know anything about these cards, but read something about them on > this or the expert list some time back. > > I looked at the above website and then moved to the one in OZ, but copying > the exact name in had no results there, and also typing in pcmcia modem > card had no result. So maybe there is something about the card that is not > accepted in Oz. I have only ever found one, that being the one which I > posted the price on.
that's certainly a bummer. use froogle: http://froogle.google.com/ and type in the search window: australia pcmcia 56k modem then in the list that results (i got over 800 hits), look for 56k pcmcia modems that are priced better than $130. the before purchase, verify with the seller that it is, in fact, a hardware modem, and not a winmodem, softmodem, hfc modem etc. good luck and be careful, caveat emptor! > > I don't think they are much used in this country. But when I bought the > lappy I didn't check, but just assumed [ which as it turned out, made an > ass of me ] a serial port. We are about to move to solar power, and the > lappy will drag less power. > > The $Au is valued at about half the US dollar. > > I will keep looking, there is no option but dial up in the bush here. > > Thanks again. > > Charlie. -- Alan
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