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From: "etharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: RE: [newbie] Need a cheap non-Winmodem


> zoom and aktiontec both make less expensive pci (and linux compatible)
> modems. the call waiting from actiontec wipes a$$ in linux, in my opinion
and
> experience
>

I'll second that.  The actiontec call waiting modem was the cheapest
real-modem I could find back when I first started using linux, they are
about $70 US.  The call-waiting part saves you having to get a second phone
line for the modem.  It works transparently in linux or windows--the modem
rings when you get a call, you can answer and talk briefly, or hang up and
keep surfing.  The only difficulty I've had is having to put a setserial
line in rc.local to configure the irq and i/o port.  Actiontec's website
describes how to do that.

Ben


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