Where can you get a "regular" modem for $10? I presume you are talking
about a new 56K modem.
Stanley Wong
On Thu, 21 Sep 2000 13:08:04 -0500 Harry Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>I'd forget about it and pay $10.00 for a "regular" modem.
>
>Harry
>Texas
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 12:34 PM
>Subject: [SaF] winmodems versus modems
>
>
>>I'm interested in people's opinions on this topic, which comes up
>often
>>and is a nagging concern to those whose systems came with a winmodem.
>
>>
>>Under what circumstances does the winmodem cripple performance and
>should
>>be replaced by another winmodem brand or another "real" modem (which,
>as
>>I see in ads, costs $50 and up)?
>>
>>[1]I hear that "winmodems" are worse than the regular ones (which
>cost
>>over $50) because they load down system resources doing functions
>which
>>happen in the regular modem's hardware.
>>[2]Some winmodem brands are reputed to be much worse than others.
>which
>>are which?
>>(I have a Conexant SoftK56 PCI Modem(M).)
>>[3]If you get a reasonable brand, and have a pentium class machine,
>many
>>folks do not agree that one must "yank it out and throw it away. They
>say
>>that is true for a 486 class machine, but a Pentium would be able to
>>handle the load. Where are the CPU and RAM dividing lines on this?
>>(I use the computer to surf the Internet with free ISP's, have
>Celeron
>>433 and 32 MB RAM.)
>>[4]Getting the latest driver for the modem may improve the situation.
>>
>>thepccat
>>
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