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Good Price on Hardware Modem?
I need a new modem.
I'm pretty sure that the best way for me to go is an internal (PCI) full hardware v92 modem. However, the only one I know of is USRs V92 Performance Pro, which is $79.95 USD. First, I'd like to know if anyone can recommend a cheaper modem that's just as good as the US Robo one, and better yet, can you tell me where to go to get it? Online? I know that software modems used to be something to stay far away from, but now that CPUs (and buses) are so much faster, is this really a significant consideration anymore? I can get easily a software modem for less than half the price of a hardware. Is there any SPEED difference between external and interal modems? Thanks for your advice. |
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[POSTED TO comp.dcom.modems - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
In on Fri, 8 Aug 2003 11:32:20 -0400, "Mark Wilson" wrote: I need a new modem. I'm pretty sure that the best way for me to go is an internal (PCI) full hardware v92 modem. However, the only one I know of is USRs V92 Performance Pro, which is $79.95 USD. First, I'd like to know if anyone can recommend a cheaper modem that's just as good as the US Robo one, and better yet, can you tell me where to go to get it? Online? I recently got a used but like new Multi-Tech-Tech MT5634ZPX on eBay for less than $10, including shipping. Is there any SPEED difference between external and interal modems? No. -- Best regards, John Navas http://navasgrp.home.att.net/ 28800-56K Modem FAQ: http://ModemFAQ.home.att.net/ |
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An internal modem can have better throughput when transferring highly
compressible data. I often see 20KBps when downloading newsgroup headers, for example. Compare this with an external serial modem which would be limited by the COM port to only 11KBps. The majority of internal modems are also immune to buffer overrun errors which may have a slight impact on performance. What you see is not what you are really getting. |
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[POSTED TO comp.dcom.modems - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
In on Sat, 09 Aug 2003 07:14:13 +1000, Franc Zabkar wrote: On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 11:32:20 -0400, "Mark Wilson" put finger to keyboard and composed: Is there any SPEED difference between external and interal modems? An internal modem can have better throughput when transferring highly compressible data. I often see 20KBps when downloading newsgroup headers, for example. Compare this with an external serial modem which would be limited by the COM port to only 11KBps. Nope. Windows and most ISPs use software compression, with which the COM port isn't a limitation. The majority of internal modems are also immune to buffer overrun errors which may have a slight impact on performance. Nope. -- Best regards, John Navas http://navasgrp.home.att.net/ 28800-56K Modem FAQ: http://ModemFAQ.home.att.net/ |
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Look for ActionTec Mark Wilson wrote: I need a new modem. I'm pretty sure that the best way for me to go is an internal (PCI) full hardware v92 modem. However, the only one I know of is USRs V92 Performance Pro, which is $79.95 USD. First, I'd like to know if anyone can recommend a cheaper modem that's just as good as the US Robo one, and better yet, can you tell me where to go to get it? Online? I know that software modems used to be something to stay far away from, but now that CPUs (and buses) are so much faster, is this really a significant consideration anymore? I can get easily a software modem for less than half the price of a hardware. Is there any SPEED difference between external and interal modems? Thanks for your advice. -- Mike Walsh West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. |
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You can't count data compression when talking about speeds.
Put a six pack in the trunk of your car and drive as fast as you can for 10 miles. Now put another six pack in the trunk and drive as fast as you can for 10 miles. You can't say the second trip was twice as fast because it moved twice as much brew. "Franc Zabkar" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 19:15:48 -0400, "Ralph Mowery" put finger to keyboard and composed: An internal modem can have better throughput when transferring highly compressible data. I often see 20KBps when downloading newsgroup headers, for example. Compare this with an external serial modem which would be limited by the COM port to only 11KBps. The majority of internal modems are also immune to buffer overrun errors which may have a slight impact on performance. What you see is not what you are really getting. System Monitor tells me that I'm seeing and getting exactly that. I have also measured the throughput with a watch, as have others. Some Lucent controllerless modems will do even better than mine. Here are some real test results using an artificially created highly compressible file: http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...&output=gplain If you search Google Groups you will find many more references to similar tests. - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email. |
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[POSTED TO comp.dcom.modems - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
In on Sun, 10 Aug 2003 07:34:53 +1000, Franc Zabkar wrote: On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 19:15:48 -0400, "Ralph Mowery" put finger to keyboard and composed: An internal modem can have better throughput when transferring highly compressible data. I often see 20KBps when downloading newsgroup headers, for example. Compare this with an external serial modem which would be limited by the COM port to only 11KBps. The majority of internal modems are also immune to buffer overrun errors which may have a slight impact on performance. What you see is not what you are really getting. System Monitor tells me that I'm seeing and getting exactly that. I have also measured the throughput with a watch, as have others. Some Lucent controllerless modems will do even better than mine. Here are some real test results using an artificially created highly compressible file: Which is of course meaningless. -- Best regards, John Navas http://navasgrp.home.att.net/ 28800-56K Modem FAQ: http://ModemFAQ.home.att.net/ |
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On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 22:54:54 GMT, "Some One"
put finger to keyboard and composed: You can't count data compression when talking about speeds. Of course you can, if the modem's firmware is responsible for the compression and if by "speed" you actually mean "throughput". Put a six pack in the trunk of your car and drive as fast as you can for 10 miles. Now put another six pack in the trunk and drive as fast as you can for 10 miles. You can't say the second trip was twice as fast because it moved twice as much brew. When we talk of performance in relation to modems, we are not talking about raw DCE speed. We are interested in *throughput*. If my internal modem is capable of shifting more data than your external one, all things being equal, then it is the better performer under those conditions. To use your analogy, if one delivery vehicle can move twice as much cargo in the same time over the same distance as another van, then it is twice as efficient. "Franc Zabkar" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 19:15:48 -0400, "Ralph Mowery" put finger to keyboard and composed: An internal modem can have better throughput when transferring highly compressible data. I often see 20KBps when downloading newsgroup headers, for example. Compare this with an external serial modem which would be limited by the COM port to only 11KBps. The majority of internal modems are also immune to buffer overrun errors which may have a slight impact on performance. What you see is not what you are really getting. System Monitor tells me that I'm seeing and getting exactly that. I have also measured the throughput with a watch, as have others. Some Lucent controllerless modems will do even better than mine. Here are some real test results using an artificially created highly compressible file: http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...&output=gplain If you search Google Groups you will find many more references to similar tests. - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email. - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email. |
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I found the Performance Pro on Pricewatch for under $50.00..check the
www.pricewatch.com "Mark Wilson" wrote in message ... I need a new modem. I'm pretty sure that the best way for me to go is an internal (PCI) full hardware v92 modem. However, the only one I know of is USRs V92 Performance Pro, which is $79.95 USD. First, I'd like to know if anyone can recommend a cheaper modem that's just as good as the US Robo one, and better yet, can you tell me where to go to get it? Online? I know that software modems used to be something to stay far away from, but now that CPUs (and buses) are so much faster, is this really a significant consideration anymore? I can get easily a software modem for less than half the price of a hardware. Is there any SPEED difference between external and interal modems? Thanks for your advice. |
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