Re: Slow Connection

On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 10:53:18 +0100, "vic" <birdlifes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Do you have any thoughts on the merits or
>otherwise of Hard/Soft modems?
>
Navas' discussion is rather old, but of some value:

http://home.att.net/~modemfaq/faq_c.htm#SoftwareModems

The 56K site is more current:

http://www.56k.com/reports/winmodem.shtml

I've used both types with success. The keys for a softmodem is to
have the resources available (proper spec machine and not running
resource intensive apps) and the proper drivers installed. Given a
choice, I will always choose a hardware based modem.

Gary E
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