Who makes a good modem?

[moosey]

Whats a good 56k v92 modem brand (INTERNAL PCI). I don't want to spend like $40 for a US Robotics though. How are others like Diamond, zoom, and creative etc??

 

[RSMemphis]

If you want a modem under Windows and Windows only, then almost any choice is ok. Diamond, Lucent, I've had many, and I was never disappointed.

Now, if you want to run *other* operating systems, getting a US Robotics is well worth the money.

Why?

Cheap modems are "WinModems", where the driver (actually the CPU) does most of the work. Hardware modems, as most US Robotics, have most of their own logic.

 

[saltedeggman]

USR is good, in fact really good........

stay away from winmodem (software moden), they go for cheap though

 

[saltedeggman]

RSMemphis, just one min away......!!!

 

[bozo1]

I've used all of the ones mentioned without problems. There is no real reason to stay away from winmodems these days. They work fine as long as you don't stray from Windows.

 

[Maggotry]

<< I've used all of the ones mentioned without problems. There is no real reason to stay away from winmodems these days. They work fine as long as you don't stray from Windows. >>


Yeah. Todays modern, fast processors can handle the extra work put on them by winmodems. From what I understand of winmodems, the CPU is not the driver. You still need a software driver. The deal with winmodems is that the A to D / D to A converting is done by the CPU instead of the modem. But again, modern CPU's are so fast, it doesn't matter anyway.

 

[moosey]

it would be for WinXP

 

[kmike75]

Newegg has a zoom that works really well.

 

[GregMal]

That Zoom is a Lucent modem. I've had 3 Lucents and they all work fine.
Though Lucents are Winmodems, they do have an extra chip on them that
does the processing (not the cpu)......You can get one for about $20
delivered............Greg

 

[moosey]

is the diamond a winmodem?

 

[Amused]

The Diamond that Newegg carries is a Winmodem

 

[stingbandel]

The best modem is Intel. It's hardware modem, v92 and works in every country in the world. Not to mention the price is only around $18 shipped.






Darno

 

[Mem]

<< stay away from winmodem (software moden), they go for cheap though >>



I`ve both a hardware modem (Diamond SupraExpress 56i V Pro) and Winmodem(Elsa 56k Microlink HCF) ,the HCF have onboard DSP to take load of CPU and to be honest they are about the same overall since I get the same high connection speed(49k) and good pings for gaming etc,you should read Anandtech`s FAQs on Winmodems before you decide what type you want.