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Article #394Re: AVOID TigerDirect's Amquest Rockwell AM56HCFSP modem!!!
From: Bev
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:00
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Adam Leinss wrote: > > On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 19:19:44 GMT, MelissaQ@Ldimensional.com (Daughter > Of Darkness And Light) wrote: > > >I did find a deal on a 56K V.90 LUCENT PCI Voice/Fax Modem, which they say > >has DSP so it doesn't use up CPU resources. Does anyone know how good that > >particular model is and that I won't have the same problems with it as the > >Amquest piece of crap? > > 99% of all PCI modems are Winmodems. There is one ActionTec and > MicroTec modem that is PCI and isn't a WinModem. Get an ISA if you > want a nice non-WinModem. As a data point, and also a brag, I just bought a USR 28.8 external modem for $1 at a yard sale. Works fine, especially since my lousy phone lines won't do any better than that anyway. Handy to have as a backup, but our original one will probably never die. -- Cheers, Bev ********************************************* Not all cultures are equal. If they were, we would have a lot more cannibal restaurants.
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