Hi Dave,
I got one of this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16825132002
used. let me know if it will work for you.
Ernie Rogers
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Mr. Andrzejak mrandrze...@gmail.comwrote:
Thanks Michael. This would be incredibly helpful.
My address is:
If his budget is that strict... is he paying for phone service? Or is
he getting subsidized phone service as well?
It may be possible to get DSL or a bottom tier cable modem with enough
bandwidth to do VoIP for cheaper, though that can be technically
trickier, and less reliable in emergencies.
Hello all. I am helping a senior citizen who has recently visited the Ubuntu
Hour down in Pasadena. His old modem has finally bit the dust and Im in
search of another one for him as he no longer has access to the internet. He
is on a very strict budget and I am having problems locating a 56k modem
Hi Dave,
I use a USRobotics USB modem with Ubuntu. Here's a link for the one I use.
It also doubles as a fax modem.
http://www.frys.com/product/5640591?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Mr. Andrzejak mrandrze...@gmail.comwrote:
Hello all. I am helping a senior
If his old one was serial, it should be replaceable via an electronics
surplus store. Weird Stuff in Sunnyvale has USR Couriers (the best
modem ever made) for $10. They sell the same part on eBay for $25 plus
shipping.
Avoid internal and off brand parts as there's some chance it will be a
I recently found a senior citizen in the same boat who was
on a dial up modem and paying, you won't believe this, $24.95 a month for
access. I have since canceled that service and have
him on DSL for $14.95 a month for a year and he gets 3-Mbs.
After that he goes to $19.95 a month.
Maybe he has
Thank you to all who replied. Right now he is paying only $7 a month with
lafn.org, and to save money on dial up there is also socalfree.net which is
free dial up, but I have not tested this service out yet. I did also
recommend getting DSL but the $15/month looks out of this persons budget.
I'd
I have a Best Data 56K external serial modem, model #56SPX-2, fully functional
(used it as a fax modem on CentOS 5) with cables and power adapter. Email me an
address to mail it to and it's his.
Michael Paric
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