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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm hoping that D.Currie's assessment is correct. My
> suspicion all along but again, would like a way of
> confirming prior to purchase (my budget is being crippled
> by the price of gasoline).
> I'll attempt to find another modem to try and/or another
> laptop to try it in. Which leads me to my next
> question. What do I do about the appropriate drivers?
If you have a friend with a laptop that has a working modem, best bet is to
ask you friend to download the drivers for your modem, take his out, install
yours, and see what happens. I'm betting the modem doesn't work, and your
experimenting can stop there.
> If I borrow a modem and the lender does not have the
> drivers on floppy or CD? I know I don't have any drivers
> for the modem I have (I came upon this laptop in a "as
> is" condition with no software discs), therefore, I have
> to be careful with anything that I do to it as I don't
> have any software to restore with.
> Lastly, I thank you for your input, it's nice to have a
> method of asking questions of those in the "know".
> Oh, by the way Carie, I went to Dell's website and found
> that the modem listed at $155.00, I certainly hope that
> it is gold plated AND diamond studded ... lol.
That's a Dell replacement model. If you do a search for that 3com part
number, you'll find it a lot cheaper. And, as I said, if you don't need
3com, you can get something for even less.
When it comes to modems, the technology is so mature (and dial-up isn't
going to get any better than it is) that you're not going to find a whole
lot of advantage to buying a top-end modem. It's going to be the same
dial-up speed, no matter what. Of course, with the bigger brand names,
you're probably going to get a better shot at finding updated drivers in the
future, etc., but if you pay $20 now, in a couple of years it's not going to
matter all that much if you have to replace the modem.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Huh... is your modem gold plated or diamond studded?
> >
> >http://shop1.outpost.com/category/Outpost/PCtab/Computer+
> Upgrade+Cards+&+Hubs/Modems+&+Broadband/PCI
> >
> >Average price here about $25... though I do see a USB
> one for $79. Cheapest
> >one $12.99.
> >--
> >Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging &
> Hardware)
> >www.coribright.com
> >
> >
> >
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:18d4e01c44b71$f8322500$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Unfortunately, I do not call $155.00 "cheap".
> >> I'm making an attempt to positively identify the issue
> >> prior to making such an investment in such an old piece
> >> of hardware.
> >
> >
> >.
> >