Puneet,
>>That is 4 USRX PCMCIA modems in 1 year.
Remind me to never let you borrow my modem! Do you have as bad a luck with cars?
Almost all (hundreds of modems) the USR PCMCIA modems that were shipped to my employer had some problem. Unfortunately, because we can continue to have the "broken" ones replaced under warranty, I/we can't replace them with something else.
Come on now, that's really pushing the credibility envelope, don't you think? Almost all of "hundreds of modems" have some problem? That simply doesn't jive with the world-at-large's experience, USR brand or otherwise.
As I understand it, 56k modems only work as 56k from the ISP and 33.3k to the ISP. If companies set-up their own dial-in servers (i.e. my employer), what use is the 56k modem. Won't the 56k modems only work at 33.3k anyway? For example, I have a RAS server running on my desktop. If I put a 56k "outgoing" modem on it, will it work at 56k or 33.3k? This is assuming that my remote modem is a 56k modem.
If you are dialing in to a simple modem pool, or a dialup remote control session to your desktop (what you are I believe are calling a RAS server), 56k of any brand is of no use to you. The 56k only works where the server modem is connected digitally to the telco CO, and it works only on the downstream side of the link. The server modems are in RAS boxes such as USR Total Control Hubs or Ascend Maxen (if Ascend ever gets modem cards to market). So, you can't buy a "outgoing" modem, per se'. Most companies with significant dial-in server operstions use hubs from USR, Ascend, Cascade, Shiva, et al, and those are the shops where their road warriors will benefit from 56k. Those ccompanies and ISPs with simple modem pools are plain out of luck, regardless of brand. They are forever limited to 33.6kbs.
Hope that helps.
David |
