internal modems

What can you say about a modem that installs in NT 4.0 in less than 10 minutes? About time, maybe?

For the record, I installed it in an HP Kayak XA Workstation running NT 4.0 with 128mb RAM, 4.3gig HD, Matrox Millenia AGP and Soundblaster card and equipment.

Connection speed is always 43,000+ with download speeds consistently 4.5+. It's not my T1 at work, but for home use, this one's a keeper.

Like other people have said before me, this modem won't break through the 50Kbs barrier. My external xircom [serial port] modem could connect at 53 kbs on the same line. (The effective difference between 49 kbs and 53 kbs is negligible though, so who cares)

The drivers for this modem loaded easily the first time, and when I clean-installed win2000, they automatially re-installed, no questions asked.

On a side note: This modem supports the rare 3.3 volt standard. (Some high-end workstations and servers use the 3.3 volt standard, but everyone else uses the 5 volt standard- so this doesn't matter for most people. 3 volts is an "emerging" standard which will probably never catch on). Most pci modems only fit into 5 volt PCI slots. A 3.3 volt pci card slot has different gooves so that you can't mistakenly put a 5 volt card into it. The supramax is compatable with both. (Silicon Graphics pointed me towards the supramax after I struck out with another modem).

Closing comments: This modem has served me well, but now it collects dust inside my computer, thanks to my cable modem. It's still nice to know that it's there for me, and I use it occasionally to test how long my sites take to load for the [not-yet-broadbanded] people

...The modem was DOA. This is...a lack of quality assurance on part of the manufacturer. I purchased a U.S. Robotics and was connected to the internet in 15 minutes.
Lesson Learned.