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hi
my old netcruiser modem has died. so i bought a new external usb modem, a
netcomm 56 rave. when i opened the box, i thought they have given me an
empty box.
after carefully checking, i finally located the modem. it's about the
size of a credit card. it does not make sounds like my previous modem. it
does not have light indicators like: pwr, mrd, cd etc... it only has one
light indicator to show whether it's on or off.
after using it for a while, i noticed it's not as fast as my previous
modem. maybe this is all in my imagination. to ascertain the truth, i
found two reliable websites to test the speed of my modem. in downloading
a big file, my modem averages speeds of about 43kbs. i know that 56kbs is
a theoretical value that is unattainable in real life,but i used to be
able to clock from 48kbs to 50kbs.
i suspect that this "external" usb modem is really an internal modem
housed in a blue plastic shell. it's well known that external modems are
faster and more reliable than internal modems. i really doubt that this
little "external" modem has its own processor. i suspect that it's just
another winmodem, although with a shell.
have i been short-changed? does anyone have a credit card-sized external
modem that runs really fast?
thanks for your replies
hi
my old netcruiser modem has died. so i bought a new external usb modem, a
netcomm 56 rave. when i opened the box, i thought they have given me an
empty box.
after carefully checking, i finally located the modem. it's about the
size of a credit card. it does not make sounds like my previous modem. it
does not have light indicators like: pwr, mrd, cd etc... it only has one
light indicator to show whether it's on or off.
after using it for a while, i noticed it's not as fast as my previous
modem. maybe this is all in my imagination. to ascertain the truth, i
found two reliable websites to test the speed of my modem. in downloading
a big file, my modem averages speeds of about 43kbs. i know that 56kbs is
a theoretical value that is unattainable in real life,but i used to be
able to clock from 48kbs to 50kbs.
i suspect that this "external" usb modem is really an internal modem
housed in a blue plastic shell. it's well known that external modems are
faster and more reliable than internal modems. i really doubt that this
little "external" modem has its own processor. i suspect that it's just
another winmodem, although with a shell.
have i been short-changed? does anyone have a credit card-sized external
modem that runs really fast?
thanks for your replies