Subj : back in business
To   : Charles Angelich
From : Tom Walker
Date : Tue Dec 28 2004 07:50 am

-> WC>>> I'm looking to a Best Data external hardware modem at 50
-> WC>>> bucks. 

-> ->> All the externals I've found lately (new) are USB 2.0 and I
-> ->> have only USB 1.0 (naturally). I'm really annoyed by the
-> ->> preoccupation to connect everything to a USB 2.0 port. 

-> TW> The last time I browsed through FRY's they had a couple of
-> TW> Serial External modems. But they are fast disappearing from
-> TW> the market. 

-> There are resellers of used equipment here and there but I've
-> not seen any serial port external modems at any of them. :-\

 Perhaps those having them are not getting rid of them. 
I checked the  www.outposr.com  Web Site(FRY's web seller)n and they
still list 6 Serial Port Modems.
Best Data, Actiontec, Creative, Diamond Supermax, U.S. Robotics, and
Zoom

I can recomend either the Best Data or the Creative. 
The US Robotics is a very high quality Modem but the price of $89.99
is high when the Best Data and the Creative are almost as good at $46.99
and $54.99                                            
I don't know much about the other brands except I have a very low
opinion of ZOOM. But that is a carryover of their origional entry into
the Modem Market in the 80 when they were Pure Junk.Their price at
$64.99 is higher then the rest of the field excpet the U.S. Robotics.
The others I mentioned are all priced between the Price of the Best Data
and the Creative               

 As a Side note I found that some of the External USB modems are Win
Modems so I urge caution in selecting one if one is going that way.
While I guess it is a moot point as with CPU speeds in the 2g to 3g
range becoming typical any system slow down by the Modem CPU loading is
hardly noticable. :-)
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