[ale] Modem: internal or external?

[Robert Heaven]

I bought a Zoom 56k external and it works great. And, it's cheaper ($99) than the 3Com.

-robert

On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
 An internal modem not billed as a "winmodem" may work, but I would hold out for an
 external and here's why:
 
    * You will not have to futz around with IRQ and address settings other than
      those for your PC's serial port (which will be a no-brainer)
    * You will have an easier time arranging your IRQs - avoiding conflicts between
      components
 
 Consider that a modem that you buy now is probably the last modem you're going to
 buy.  As DSL and cable sweeps the country (but maybe not yet the world), I get the
 feeling that plain-old-modem technology is probably going to freeze just about
 where it is.
 
 YMMV, but the safest bet for external modems is probably the 3com (formerly known
 as US Robotics) line.
 
 - Jeff (now eyeing DSL with apprehension)
 
 Kalin Nakov wrote:
 
 > I want to buy a modem. Are there any problems when installing an internal PCI
 > modem on Linux? Or maybe I should invest money in an external modem? There are
 > some internal modems that work only in Windows (I personally have such) and I
 > don't want to buy another of that type. So if you tell me what modem I should
 > buy (around  or less than $50) it would be nice.
 >
 > Thanks in advance!
 >
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