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jchappj   05-05-2002 at 07:31:19 PM

Hi All,
I acquired an older comp with a Pentium II processor, 128mb memory and Win2000 operating system. I'm looking to get the best and cheapest modem for what I have. I'm not familiar with modems at all as I've been using cable access. Thanks for any and all help!
Jack

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upec   05-05-2002 at 07:44:14 PM
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I have an ELSA MicroLink 56K external modem. It is great. I get it for less than $30 a year ago.

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Crashman   05-06-2002 at 12:53:17 AM
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The best inexpensive modems are those which use the Lucent 1646T00 chipset. Manufacturer doesn't matter. Price is $15 at most online dealers. These modems have low enough system overhead that I've actually been able to use them with 486's.

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

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BGates2B   05-06-2002 at 01:49:16 PM
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<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=18&manufactory=1164&DEPA=1" target="_new"> I've used this modem </A> on an old Compaq Pentium 200 MMX & 32 megs of EDO, with no problem. It uses the LT winmodem chipset, supports V.92. I was even amazed to find the "call waiting" feature as part of the V.92 standard worked when this guy got a call while he was on AOL. The connection was still active once he hung up the phone call.

<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/myanandtech.html?member=87962" target="_new">My Rigs </A>

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