Ben...need some advice on modems!

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Hi Ben,
What is your favorite internal modem card...both software and hardware
types?
Modems can be a pain-in-the-arse to install...is it just windows? Bad
software? Or are there other hardware issues that effect the install?

Thanks in advance,
b_d

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ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers) wrote in message news:<4126afa1.792150@news.charter.net>...
> PCI or ISA? PCI, I presume. US Robotics makes the only reputable hardware PCI
> modem, as far as I know. For hardware modems, stick to Rockwell, Lucent,
> Conexant chipsets, avoid PCTel, which are the cheapest of them all. I've also
> done pretty well with the Supra 56K modems, which Diamond acquired. But I no
> idea what ever became of Diamond, which changed its name to Sonic Blue and sold
> the Rio player.
>
> Modems come with all sorts of brand names now, because they are a very low cost
> commodity item. Windows XP is fairly good at detecting and installing most
> modems with mainstream chipsets. Other Windows releases are more spotty, and it
> is best to have a driver CD or diskette to go with the modem when installing it.
>
> ... Ben Myers
>
> On 20 Aug 2004 16:32:55 -0700, braine_dead@lycos.com (brane_ded) wrote:
>
> >Hi Ben,
> >What is your favorite internal modem card...both software and hardware
> >types?
> >Modems can be a pain-in-the-arse to install...is it just windows? Bad
> >software? Or are there other hardware issues that effect the install?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >b_d


Ben...what ever happened to Hayes? Did they just develope the standard-and sell it?