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liquidlight · 05-09-2005, 01:04 PM

Voice/fax modems are fairly standard, though with your eMachine you've probably got a Lucent chipset softmodem which is WORTHLESS.

For somewhere in the range of $50 you should be able to pickup an external USB modem, if you spend a little more you'll get better hardware with additional software, personally I still recommend the USRobotics gear but it's comparatively spendy. The modems should be available at all your local retailers, but CompUSA probably has one of the best selections.

Avoid the words Winmodem if you can, that means that the controllers are all software based and can complicate what you're trying to do, especially on an eMachine (bad blood, don't ask). But for what it sounds like you want to do any decent modem that says Voice/Fax should do just fine with the appropriate application to drive it.

05-09-2005, 01:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
liquidlight AHH! Custom Title!! Location: The twisted warpings of my brain.	Voice/fax modems are fairly standard, though with your eMachine you've probably got a Lucent chipset softmodem which is WORTHLESS. For somewhere in the range of $50 you should be able to pickup an external USB modem, if you spend a little more you'll get better hardware with additional software, personally I still recommend the USRobotics gear but it's comparatively spendy. The modems should be available at all your local retailers, but CompUSA probably has one of the best selections. Avoid the words Winmodem if you can, that means that the controllers are all software based and can complicate what you're trying to do, especially on an eMachine (bad blood, don't ask). But for what it sounds like you want to do any decent modem that says Voice/Fax should do just fine with the appropriate application to drive it. __________________ Halfway to hell and picking up speed.