Re: [Sheflug] Modems

["Barrie Bremner" <nospam [at] barriebremner.com>]

Richard Lowe writes:
 > * Craig Andrews (craig [at] fishbot.org.uk) wrote:
 > > Heres a good one...
 > > 
 > > Does anyone know of a PCI modem which works --WELL-- with Linux? The machine in
 > > question has no ISA slots left, and the existing one is a WinModem (ugh).
 > > 
 > > Also, where from for the best (read, cheapest) deal?
 > 
 > Is there a specific reason it has to be PCI, and not external?
 > pretty much all external modems are support I think.

If it supports Hayes/AT commands (pretty much any modem worth the
name) it will do the job.

 > and they seem to be of a generally better quality (IMHO, and I'm not
 > very good with hardware, so dont trust me :) ).
 
And you get flashy lights. :-)

I've got a 3Com/USR 56K Faxmodem that is as good as any. Around the
£50 mark, IIRC, but I'm sure you get other external modems
fractionally cheaper.
Either way; goto [your fav bits shop], pick external
modem. Purchase. Plug in.

That's yer lot really.

Of course, make sure you like the colour of the flashy lights.

As you can tell, I really put a lot of thought into my modem selection!

Baz.

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