Re: buying a 56K modem...

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Carroll Grigsby wrote:
On Wednesday 20 December 2006 20:51, fredex wrote:
On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 12:41:40PM +0000, James Wilkinson wrote:
fredex wrote (about modems):
both external AND serial, NOT USB.
Um. The USB standards people seem to have provided standardised
interfaces for a lot of things, including external drives and modems.
Not all USB modems bother to implement the CDC ACM standard, but some
do. I understand that those that do implement this standard should work
under Fedora.

If you have the kernel-doc package installed, read
/usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-2.6.18/Documentation/usb/acm.txt . It says
"Check for ACM compliance before buying."

Come to that, when I plugged my old (Motorola) mobile phone in, Fedora
automatically created a ttyAMC0 device node for it.

Having said all that, the last modem I used regularly was a 56K ISA
internal one which wasn't even plug'n'play. It was ideal for Linux. So I
can't recommend USB CDC ACM modems based on personal experience.

Hope this helps,

James.
James:

Thanks for the clarification.

The reaosn I suggested SERIAL and not USB is because I know that some
USB modems work, some don't, and I personally have/had no idea how
to tell without first buying it. So, to avoid giving the OP a bum
steer I suggested what should be foolproof (assuming you can find a
serial modem in the stores these days).

Fred


Fred:
The big office supply chains (Staples, Office Depot and similar) still sell honext-to-goodness real 56K serial modems -- usually Zoom. I suspect that they are sold to low traffic SOHO market for FAX and answering machine service. Back in my DOS days, I used a PCTools program that served as a phone directory, dialer and call logger. Very convenient. Hmmm...
-- cmg

I've noticed the big box places charge and arm and a leg for a dial up; I've been getting my new stuff from TigerDirect.com. I picked up a USR internal (for family member's Win box) for about $25. I've noticed in the past, they have a pretty good selection of external modems too. When I buy stuff from TigerDirect, I leave a review saying it works on (what flavor of) linux; thought it'd make it easier for someone else to buy...

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