From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 10 09:05:58 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA68C16A4CF for ; Mon, 10 May 2004 09:05:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.mi.celestial.com (dagney.celestial.com [192.136.111.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37DD043D46 for ; Mon, 10 May 2004 09:05:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bill@celestial.com) Received: by mail.mi.celestial.com (Postfix, from userid 203) id A402B11E89F; Mon, 10 May 2004 09:05:57 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 09:05:57 -0700 From: Bill Campbell To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040510160557.GA77598@alexis.mi.celestial.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20040510043201.50561.qmail@web20503.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040510043201.50561.qmail@web20503.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: Help: Tip on Buying External modem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@celestial.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 16:05:58 -0000 On Sun, May 09, 2004, Mark Jayson Alvarez wrote: >Sir, > I've post something about my internal modem and >unfortunately you've replied that there could be no >possible solution in using a winmodem except if you >are expert in either linux or freebsd. > My question is, if ever I will buy an external >modem and to be sure that I will not waste my money >for the second time(buying a winmodem), wich of the >two should I pick, the USB one, or the one that is >connected to serial port(com port)? COM port. The only really reliable modems I've found are MultiTechs (other than the three Telebit WorldBlazers I have sitting on the shelf in the computer room :-). The MultiTech MTxxxxZDX modems are relatively inexpensive, and are excellent for use with programs like HylaFAX. It's been a while since I last bought any modems so I'm not current on their part numbers. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ ``It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!'' -- Emiliano Zapata.