[newbie] Which modem to buy?
I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink as my ISP. Thanks... -soco
Re: [newbie] Which modem to buy?
From: Britt Selvitelle [EMAIL PROTECTED] I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody I've had a Diamond Supra Express 56k for several months now, and I've been very happy with it; it seems to work fine with Linux and pnptools. have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink as my ISP. Thanks... Funny coincidence, I work there... g
Re: [newbie] Which modem to buy?
On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, you wrote: I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink as my ISP. Thanks... -soco I have a USR Courier v.everything that I've been using for several years under different OSs and it has been absolutely bullet-proof. -- Jonathan Dlouhy Principal Oboe, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra "There is much Obi-Wan did not tell you." -- Darth Vader
Re: [newbie] Which modem to buy?
At 06:44 PM 4/29/99 -0400, you wrote: On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, you wrote: I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink as my ISP. Thanks... -soco I have a USR Courier v.everything that I've been using for several years under different OSs and it has been absolutely bullet-proof. Not to start a "my modem is better than your modem" war, but a tidbit of info, I've personally experienced to bring home the point, "Top of the Line" does not always equate to "best performance". I too, have a Courier v.everything External, which has performed flawlessly over the years, upgraded it from 33.6K to X2 to v.90 and always received sustained close to if not maximum connections rates, which I always thought would be the best I would get given line conditions, until one day I had a friends computer over performing some upgrades, fired up his modem "Internal USR Sportster 56K ISA FaxModem" and lo and behold, better connection rates (sustained) over the same phone lines. Go figure! Stefan Dozier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Which modem to buy?
Britt Selvitelle wrote: I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink as my ISP. Thanks... -soco I don't think you could go wrong by buying a 3Com modem (formerly US Robotics) I have a really old one (28.8) that needed (and got) firmware upgrades, and it has worked perfectly ever since. It's now collecting dust as I access the Net with a cable modem. -- Lloyd Osten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Which modem to buy?
On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, you wrote: At 06:44 PM 4/29/99 -0400, you wrote: On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, you wrote: I plan on installing linux here in a few days, and with installing I plan on buying a new modem. I was wondering which is the fastest/best? Anybody have any good experiences with some modems? I am currently using Earthlink as my ISP. Thanks... -soco I have a USR Courier v.everything that I've been using for several years under different OSs and it has been absolutely bullet-proof. Not to start a "my modem is better than your modem" war, but a tidbit of info, I've personally experienced to bring home the point, "Top of the Line" does not always equate to "best performance". Stefan Dozier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stefan, I didn't mean to imply at all that price=quality. I've just had good luck with that modem. Your experience with the Sportster is certainly good news as those modems did have problems a while back. I also had a Supra FaxModem that worked great also, but I don't know what their stuff is like now. It's certainly a lot cheaper. The one I had also had that neat feature of being able to recognize a fax carrier and route the signal to the appropriate place. I would be interested in knowing what other modems of recent vintage that people are using successfully under Linux. Regards, -- Jonathan Dlouhy Principal Oboe, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra "There is much Obi-Wan did not tell you." -- Darth Vader
