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866831 2010-03-13 07:20:00 My neice here on holiday just bought me her laptop to get a dialup connection set up.

Only problem is that the laptop has no modem. It has Wireless and a Lan Cable Connection slot but no slot on the side to plug in a phone line.

Any options in regards to attaching a dial up modem via the Lan Cable hole or is she stuck with just Lan and Wireless.
PinoyKiw (9675)
866832 2010-03-13 07:56:00 Probably not if it doesnt even have a phone jack thing on it. Unless she can find a USB modem , or its got com / serial port on it Speedy Gonzales (78)
866833 2010-03-13 08:00:00 Thanks Speedy, didn't know about USB 56k modems, will have a look around to see if any are still available.

Failing that, I might just have to lend her one of our laptops though I would rather not.
PinoyKiw (9675)
866834 2010-03-13 08:02:00 I dont even know if USB modems exist (apart from the broadband ones). I cant actually remember if external modems have a phonejack on them. I think they do Speedy Gonzales (78)
866835 2010-03-13 08:35:00 A quick google search suggests there are USB dial up modems, whether any are available here in Christchurch remains to be seen, will find out on Monday. PinoyKiw (9675)
866836 2010-03-13 08:48:00 You could go this way if it's got the slot
www.trademe.co.nz
Closer/cheaper/more-for-your-money ;)
www.trademe.co.nz
feersumendjinn (64)
866837 2010-03-13 08:58:00 Thanks for the TradeMe links.

Just had a look at her laptop again, there is no PMCAIA slot(s). Just 2 USB slots, a video outlet and the speaker and mic outlets.
PinoyKiw (9675)
866838 2010-03-13 10:36:00 www.ascent.co.nz Safari (3993)
866839 2010-03-13 10:45:00 Or cheaper, afaik this is the cheapest new 56k modem in NZ, happy to be proven wrong though. :p Pretty much all the DSE stores have at least one in stock.

www.dse.co.nz

Pretty much all new desktop PCs and a lot of notebooks don't have 56k modems anymore, it's a bit of a pain if you cant get/don't want to get broadband.
wratterus (105)
866840 2010-03-13 19:27:00 My neice here on holiday just bought me her laptop to get a dialup connection set up.

Only problem is that the laptop has no modem. It has Wireless and a Lan Cable Connection slot but no slot on the side to plug in a phone line.

Any options in regards to attaching a dial up modem via the Lan Cable hole or is she stuck with just Lan and Wireless.

You have laptops, how are they on the internet, wireless or LAN, can you not then get her emachine on your LAN to use the internet rather than dial-up?
SolMiester (139)
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