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  1. 08-20-2003, 12:50 AM #1
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    Old School Question... What Is The Best Dial-Up Modem Available Today???

    I'm building a computer for a friend of mine using old crap parts that I found laying around my house. He won't be using broadband so I'm currently looking for a very good dial-up modem for him. Anybody have any recommendations?
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  2. 08-20-2003, 12:54 AM #2
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    IMO, US Robotics makes the best dialup modems, but they also cost more then most the others.
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    I'd check into multi-tech, before I went to cable, their external modem was the best I have ever used. I bought mine for $100 US right when they came out 3 years ago, I saw just the other day that the same modem was selling for $145. IIRC they are a division of AT&T spinoff, Lucent Technologies.
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    i'll second lone's opinion....i just purchused a USR modem ($36 one on newegg) and it's probably the best modem i've ever purchused, recoginized right a way with a xp and works like a charm
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    Creative Labs, cheap, simple, works.
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  7. 08-20-2003, 10:08 AM #6
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    I purchased a Diamond SupraMax 56K modem about four years ago for my old computer. It still works excellent and I can easily connect at 50.2 kbps. I rarely ever use it anymore though since I have my fixed-wireless connection.
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  8. 08-20-2003, 11:35 AM #7
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    Originally posted by muzikjunkie
    Creative Labs, cheap, simple, works.
    I agree. My creative modem works perfect, win2k and XP install it without drivers.
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    IIRC, the best brands were Diamond, USR & 3COM ... but something keeps telling me USR and 3COM merged their modems or something. Am I right?
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    Great experiance with Creative and Lucent here!

    But why would you want dial-up??
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    With Creative and Diamond I get 53.3 connection. Both are great.
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    i hate dialup.... but my modem (some generic conexant one) connects at 53k most of the time so it's pretty good
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    IMO full hardware USRobotics. Last I checked the only real hardware modems out were serial. PCI/USB pretty much did away with them. They can become a pain when you need to use legacy applications. I think multitech still has some good hardware modems out there too.

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    Just make sure it doesn't say "WinModem" anywhere on the packaging.
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    Originally posted by gateways_rule
    I purchased a Diamond SupraMax 56K modem about four years ago for my old computer. It still works excellent and I can easily connect at 50.2 kbps. I rarely ever use it anymore though since I have my fixed-wireless connection.

    I have the same exact story. That supramax is a damn reliable dial up modem, but it rarely gets used anymore, but it's there when i need it.

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    But why would you want dial-up??
    No one would actually WANT dial-up. It's a matter of still being forced to use it.
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