Hi,
I have a (about) 5 year old OEM U.S. Robotics v.90 modem Have never been able to update the drivers..Just was wondering, what would a new modem, or should I say how would a new modem be better? Is the technology better, now, what advantages to a new one?
No chance of getting hi-speed where I am, so it's dial-up modem.....I'd really appreciate everyone's opinions. Thanks
George
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Jump to Postv.92 is a later version you can upgrade I would if the modem v.92 is only like $5 at a local store but, otherwise not worth spending the money. Just curious what city/state you live in?
Jump to PostIf you're stuck with dial up, then you owe it to yourself to get a decent, external V92 modem.
Beats the hell out of any crappy internal modem, with a more stable connection and usually marginally better connections speeds.
Jump to PostAn external modem performs all its functions in hardware. All your system needs to deal with is the actual content of what's being transmitted, and the control instructions being communicated between machine and modem.
An internal modem, on the other hand, is generally a 'software modem'. There is a …
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