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| Thread ID: 23368 | 2002-08-14 10:30:00 | "Ham" Modem | Poppa John (284) | Press F1 |
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| 71097 | 2002-08-15 01:34:00 | ISA are usually (mostly) hardware modems. | godfather (25) | ||
| 71098 | 2002-08-15 01:38:00 | yep isa are also true hardware modems. however how many new motherboards have isa slots? how many of them have those useless amr/cnr slots? |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 71099 | 2002-08-15 02:51:00 | Recently did an upgrade and my mate took my old box off my hands. The com2 port was dodgy so his external 28.8 went to me and he got my 56. What I have noticed is that the external is not much slower and is more reliable. Noticed DS's modem deal and also wondered about the HaM chipset. Found little info on the net until I hit PressF1. Was about to get a rural modem but the outfit I deal with has taken them off their price list but will still go for an external as its a must for linux. I gather the HaM modem is only partly compatable with linux. Why don't they make full PCI hardware modems? |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 71100 | 2002-08-15 03:41:00 | you must have fairly slow lines for a 28k modem to be only a little slower than a 56k. i find old 33k modems are hndy for those in poor aeras(and cheaper). they do make some pci hardware modems, i know us robotics has one but its a USA only model :( the NZ models are software and what i call semi-software modems. its all about cost. software modems work for majority of people so companies are not going to spend $$$ on R&D and parts when they can get software to do the job for less $$$. also OEM PC manafactures want the cheapest product that does the job resonably well. if 90% of people can get away with useing winmodems (no one said work perfectly) then the other 10% can be just blamed on something like their phone lines eg "don't blame us, its telecom's fault your modem is crashing your pc" |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 71101 | 2002-08-15 03:43:00 | I have heard that you can get full hardware PCI in the states, but not here. Why, probably price here, PCI soft modems are much cheaper. But even if they were available, I would have external by choice. Ability to turn the modem off without shutting down, ability to see what its doing by monitoring all the status led's. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 71102 | 2002-08-15 04:41:00 | Not entirely sure if its relevant to you, Poppa John, but winmodems are not not very friendly with Linux. If you are playing around with linux and think you might want to try connecting to/surfing the net, then don't bother getting a winmodem - I'm not up with the technical specs - but linux doesn't seem to like the 'win' in the winmodem. :-) If this is the case, I think your best bet is to get either an older (non-winmodem), isa or external modem, as there are bound to be more drivers available for these types of devices. HTH, chmod007 |
chmod007 (1498) | ||
| 71103 | 2002-08-15 05:24:00 | chmod007. No not on Linux, too complicated a change for me with my low IQ, up to 15 today. Would have to leave technical stuff till the end of the month when it will be around 30. Everbody else. Thanks for your help with my latest flurry of computer questions. Come Fathers Day I will have sufficient funds to make an informed upgrade possible, all down to you people. Thanks again. Happy Poppa John :D :D |
Poppa John (284) | ||
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