[plug] Modem souper survey

[Richard]

> PLUGers
> 
> Computer Angels need to understand what modems (internal and external)
> will work
> happily with Linux.
> 
> Would PLUGers using modems please mail me _offlist_ with:
> 
> Manufacturer, Model, and if only six months or so old, Supplier and
Approx
> Price
> ?
> 
> A link to the manufacturer would be helpful but only if it's "off top
of
> head".
> 
> We can't use WinModems on the lighter boxes we supply so no need to
reply
> if you
> have one of those.
> 
> A note like "It sort of works but sucks a bit / a lot because .."
would be
> insightful.
> Thanks very much
> Harry
> 
> ps
> 1. Seems everyone wants to be on the Net .. a GoodThing
> 2. We don't get many donated modems. For reason, refer [1].

Simple Computing (now Netcom) Netexpress 56 external modem has worked
like a charm, straight out of the box, with all distro's of Linux I have
used over the past few years including RedHat 6.0/6.5/7.1/7.3, Mandrake
8.0/8.1/8.2/9 rc1 and Debian Woody. Connects first time every time, and
never suffered from dropouts etc. Cost was aprox. $150, but that was
some time ago.

Richard