56k modem. Does it matter wich one?

[Nestle]

I am about to buy a new internal 56k modem. Prices range from $10 to over $50. Will a $60 USRobotics modem actually be faster than say Jaton Wincom that can be found for bellow $20?

Any sugestions for a good deal on modem?

 

[Mojonba]

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=ENF656-PCI-LUPRhttp://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=ENF656-PCI-LUPR

Get this one. It has the latest revision of the Lucent Win Modem chipset. It even supports v.92 with the 8.2 drivers. For a winmodem and its price it gets very good pings. Almost as good as my old Rockwell ISA.

 

[John]

When you talk of winmodems, Lucent is high on the list as reliable and fast. There is also a FAQ that references winmodems.

 

[Nestle]

I need a good modem. If winmodems are good and cheap then that would be perfect, otherwise I would pay a bit more.

Are all modems around $20 winmodems?

 

[Kingofcomputer]

for internal pci modem
$10 range - winmodem/software modem
$20 range - controllerless modem
$40 range - hardware modem such as USR 2977 oem.

 

[Nestle]

What would be the best modem for below $50?

 

[XBoxLPU]

Creative V.92 modem at newegg for $26 shipped is a good modem. ( It connects at 48bps everytime for me ... ) I also have the $60 US Robotics modem on my main pc and it works great. Not a lot of disconnects and works perfectly under Linux. Dont buy some cheap modem as you will be connectiing at low speeds...

 

[GregMal]

I've been using a Lucent modem for over a year now and have been
consistently connecting at 48K+. For the price and upgradeability you
can't beat them.........Greg

 

[Arschloch]

I also have a Lucent Winmodem.

Again, I recommend it. I always connect at 48k or better, and about 90% of the time I connect at 49,333 bps.

Also, it gets pretty good pings, so if you play games, I'd recommend getting this one.

 

[esc]

modems with the conexant chip are great for surfing and maybe some downloading and games. never tried lucent winmodem but my conexant-based modem works great. it connect at 48kbps and sometimes at 49.333kbps. i had this old cirrus logic modem which connects at 57.6kbps 100% of the time, never really knew if it was connected at that speed in the real world though.

 

[Mem]

<< modems with the conexant chip are great for surfing and maybe some downloading and games >>



Yep I`m using the Elsa 56k PCI Microlink HCF modem(Conexant based Winmodem with DSP) and it works great with WinXP,I also have a hardware modem(Diamond SupraExpress 56i V Pro) and to be honest both perform about the same with same connection speeds(48k - 49.3k),download speeds & even in gaming pings are the same.Remember the quality of your phoneline and ISP play an important role as well.

 

[nortexoid]

used two of the same AMR PCtel modems and they always connect at 50.2kb/sec to various ISPs.

not bad if you ask me...checked the CPU utilization..nothing big...u can pick them up for under 10 USD.

 

[Elcs]

My Lucent WinModem runs perfect. Just recently its been crappy but I think its down to my ISP. Near 2 years and its served me well so far.

 

[Adul]

eeww pctel modems suck. Just stick with rockwell and lucent chipsets. they work great.

 

[eplebnista]

USR 2977

 

[Kingofcomputer]

don't just say conexant, there are different conexant chips, some are software modem chip , some are controllerless chip. for example, if you check out aopen's modem, they've software, controllerless, hardware modem, all use coxanent chip.

 

[CocaCola5]

I happen to have a mix of hardware external modems(14.4,28,33.6..56k) and of them, the fastest is a 28.8k by Motorola, next is a 28.8 Cardinal. The 14.4 Intel actually has the fastest ping of the bunch and its fastest at finding a page but its transfer is just too slow. The 56k Best Data and USR are what I use though for downloads, yes me still on dialup.

 

[easystreet]

Lucent winmodems work great and you can make them call-waiting modems if you play with the drivers.
I bought 2 used Zoom external modems for $30 each,shipped and they are great.

 

[crab]

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