A Cheap PCI Dialup Modem?

[Kyril Stoikopoulos]

ebay is a good place to get external modems
not new but try this link.
$22.00 shiped to your door.
Shipping from missasauga would take 1 day.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/US-Robotics-External-56K-Modem_W0QQitemZ200009088941QQihZ010QQcategoryZ14920QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Browne" <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
To: <tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [TLUG]: A Cheap PCI Dialup Modem?


> On 7/21/06, Meng Cheah <meng-D1t3LT1mScs at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> James Knott wrote:
>>
>> >Meng Cheah wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>Can anyone recommend a cheap PCI dialup modem that will work with
>> >>Windows 2000, XP and Linux?
>> >>And also where to get it.
>> >
>> >Any modem that doesn't require drivers will be fine.  Also, does it have
>> >to be internal?  External modems tend not to require drivers.
>
>> External modems tend to be more expensive than the internal ones.
>
> Yeah, the need for a case is not costless...
>
> I see three choices at Canada Computers (who commonly are a good
> choice for cheap hardware), one being a "cable modem," and therefore
> NOT a modem, as well as two that are internal PCI cards.
> TigerDirect.ca has more choices, but nicely shows off the price
> difference; most internal modems cost ~$15, whereas the externals cost
> ~$110...
>
> I've never bought an  internal, though; it was never worth the loss of
> reliability and compatibility that results from that...
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