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| 71087 | 2002-08-14 12:19:00 | Hi guys, I just had an external modem installed yesterday replacing a winmodem for no other reason that they are far more reliable! As godfather has already posted,they are no faster than the internal but I have noticed over the last 30 odd hrs that where it was taking on average,22secs to connect to XTRA,it is now around 12-14secs!(My connection never varies from 48000bps) The other advantages are that the external isn't using any main CPU resources or power from your PSU! Cheers,Kiwitas,;-) |
Kiwitas (514) | ||
| 71088 | 2002-08-14 12:22:00 | You can get some modems which are both ADSL and dial-up though. Compaq used to put them in some PCs. But they are "win" and I wouldn't want one myself. |
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| 71089 | 2002-08-14 12:23:00 | Right on: After getting a new pc 2 years ago, I had trouble with the internal 56k winmodem supplied..Tried an old 33k external..wow, much better. so now I have gone to a Dynalink External Rural Modem, serial connection. Very much better.. Bazza. |
Bazza (407) | ||
| 71090 | 2002-08-14 12:40:00 | That external rural type thingee sounds pretty good to me. How much would I pay for one? | Baldy (26) | ||
| 71091 | 2002-08-14 12:49:00 | Man you guys knock winmodems too much. I had mine for 5 years years now, and not a boo. It's a compaq one and I can get 20Kb/s downloads with WinMX. The secret is the drivers - toss out the manufacturers drivers and install the version 6 generic drivers - they like all ISPs heaps and that's worked fine for me. Did you know you can upgrade a 33k WinModem to 56k just by changing drivers? SiK |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 71092 | 2002-08-14 12:55:00 | Baldy, Dynalink V1456VQE-R1 Data/Fax/Voice Rural Modem Check in with: ProSouth PCGamer Mission Computers or try online through PriceSpy (http://www.pricespy.co.nz/) The RETAIL price is around $220 incl GST You should be able to do a better $$$... Cheers, Babe. |
Babe Ruth (416) | ||
| 71093 | 2002-08-15 00:00:00 | SiK (or E) I must confess that the intrnal Lucent modem installed two years ago has not caused me any trouble. I am not far away from the POP tel exchange & I Regularly connect at 50-52 Kbps, so there is no real need to change. Am interested in the version 6 generic drivers tho, can you tell me more ? Either here or direct via Xtra. Thanks, & keep smiling Poppa John | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 71094 | 2002-08-15 00:19:00 | PJ, for the majority of users the WinModems do work OK . It seems that addition of hardware or changes in hardware can often trigger incompatability problems, as can changes in Operating Systems . You should work on the principle that if it isn't broken, you dont need to fix it . However for those where it has given trouble it is worthwhile going to a Hardware modem . In my case, while on W98 the modems worked acceptably, however on XP they were almost unuseable . No matter which driver was used, they would always connect fine and operate the first time, but any subsequent time they were asked to connect they crashed the entire system . Faultfinding something like that is horrendous, so I ditched them . Prior to that, the only issue I had was the "pausing" every minute or so when downloading . None of those problems exist on the hardware ones I changed to . In fairness XP warned me that they probably would not work when I upgraded to it . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 71095 | 2002-08-15 00:26:00 | Agreed GF . Ain't broke, don't fix it . My modem works fine, except the XP drivers do not support the voice functions of my modem . However, there are more pressing upgrades needed than a new modem . USB PCI, mobo, case to fit new mobo, removable HD to allow for better backing up, faster CD-RW, better sound, DDR RAM, external modem, LCD screen . . . I still think that a 1 . 2 GHz cpu cuts it for almost all normal application use . I have even found it to be acceptable for running Photoshop, Imageready and AutoCAD2000 side by side . (as well as a few windows and an internet connection) . More RAM could help though . 384mb is still a little low for this kind of graphic editing . How did I get on to this topic? G P |
Graham Petrie (449) | ||
| 71096 | 2002-08-15 01:27:00 | I tested a Dynalink Internal 56k PCI modem and a Dynalink Internal 56k ISA Modem the other day for a friend and found the ISA model blew the PCI model outta the weeds. I had heard That ISA modems were faster but didn't appreciate the difference until trying them out. Needless to say my friend is very happy with his new ISA modem | Ferroshus (842) | ||
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