USB (*gasp*) modem?
Ken D'Ambrosio
ken at jots.org
Mon May 14 00:24:14 EDT 2012
On Sun, 13 May 2012 23:28:05 -0400 "James A. Kuzdrall" <gnhlug at intrel.com>
wrote
> On Sunday 13 May 2012 23:15:48 Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:
> I have had several USB to RS232 to serial modem setups within the last 5
> years, and none of them worked very well. (We have 3 computers on dialup.)
> I also used a number of PCMCIA cards. They run hot, and I now have 3 of them
> that are dead or partially working.
Hmmm... or, perhaps it's a hardware issue. Good to know.
> The US Robotics unit worked out f the box with no problems. It nearly
> always gets the 50666KB match despite our old silk insulated copper lines in
> this part of Nashua.
And that clinches it. I'll get that USR model. Thanks for the suggestion!
> Ken, if it is only for a couple weeks, I have a spare that you can
> borrow.
Appreciate the offer, but, while it's for a couple of weeks, they're widely
separated weeks, and, b'sides, I probably should "just have one."
Thanks much for everyone's advice! (Oh, and 3G isn't an option, either --
getting a 3G connection in Omps, WV (unincorporated), is akin to tuning in a
weak TV signal with rabbit ears. Except harder.)
-Ken
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