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Re: OT: Winmodems are soundcards Was: Laptop for College Bound Student?



Am 2008-06-12 17:47:50, schrieb Brad Rogers:
> On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:21:12 -0500
> Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:
> > But they're not cheap: we're talking about an analog modem that does
> > V92 protocol. NewEgg has 2: one for $76.99 and one for $244.99 both
> > U.S. Robotics.
> 
> Ouch!  That's more than I expected.  Here (UK), it's still possible to

Thats normal, because US-Robotics are realy High-Performance modems  and
you can not get better stuff.  I am using USR since  over  20 years  and
the are perfect.  :-)

> get stuff below £30 (approx $45).  Admittedly, not a well-known make,
> but since it's RS-232, fairly easy to get set up.  That's for new kit,
> if you go s/h, people seem to be throwing them away.  So, free.

You can get analog Modems for less the 10 Euro from eBay

Note:   I am running four USR Sportster 14400Vi modems gotten from eBay
        for 1-2 € (+shiping) as a Fax-Pool for my courier server.

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    24V Electronic Engineer
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


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