Re: USB Or Serial Modem?

Cellular Broadband is another option for users in non-traditional
Broadband service areas. I have several business customers who
use Cellular broadband for notebooks. I believe Sprint, Verizon
and Cingular have "Wireless Broadband" packages. As with other
technologies it's not available everywhere, but worth checking to
see if your area is covered. Satellite is still expensive and has too
much latency for good throughput.

"Jonny" <spamyourself@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Most people are unable to persuade providers of cable or ADSL to route
services to remote rural areas. Satellite broadcast including internet
provision may be unavailable to location of the home behind terrain
blocking the satellite in the southern sky. I'm in that category. You
take what you can get. In this case, its a phone service connected modem
is the only alternative.

If there is a way to "find a way to get broadband in your area..." under
the conditions I've noted, I'd like to know specifically how to do that.
--
Jonny
"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message
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dont get a dial up modem at all...unless you need it for a perticual
thing like faxing,
or going to live in a remote place where there is no broadband.

find a way to get broadband in your area...the prices are low...

Use dialup only if you have no reason to use the internet but once per
week to check email.


"John John" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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No ifs, ands or buts about it... Get a US Robotics internal PCI Hardware
modem! Don't buy a controllerless modem! There isn't any difference
between internal or external modems in the same model/series other than
the external modems are in a case of their own and usually cost more
than internal modems.

This is the modem to get if you want a modem that works:
http://www.usr.com/products/home/home-product.asp?sku=USR5610B

If you want a modem that uses your CPU and that performs so and so get a
controllerless or software modem. If you want something that hardly
work at all get a $10 software modem. Am I obstinate on this issue? You
bet! The USR 5610 hardware modem for dial-up is simply the best there is
and the rest aren't worth the trouble or time of day.

John

E. Barry Bruyea wrote:
I'm going to purchase a new modem and have to decide whether to get
one of the USB externals or stick to the PCI internal modems. Any
comments as to which is better? (I live in a rural area where High
Speed is not yet available, so it looks like I'm stuck with dial-up
for the foreseeable future.)








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