From: Lorenzo Pollock (lorenzo_at_jimani.com)
Date: Fri Dec 11 1998 - 15:01:12 EST
I have used a lot of PCMCIA modem cards, and the various Xircom cards
have been the best because the lasted the longest and operated the
most rapidly... gave me the fewest problems... next were the Megaherz
because of their various configurations for cell phones and networks...
The poorest performing modems for me have always been the Thinkpad
Mwave modems which seem to have more problems with various ISP portmasters
and the like.
The more recent 3-Com cards have been ok, but haven't matched up to the
above cards.
> I like the XIRCOM PC cards. Great company. Their dongle for the Ethernet +
> Modem card is really well designed, although it is a little bulky, rubs the
> CD tray when the tray slides out, and slightly blocks the internal modem
> RJ11 jack on the 770. XIRCOM has a newer PC card design (forget the name of
> it) that sticks straight out of the PC slot and has both connectors on it,
> plus a celluar connection. This design looks really good, but requires
> giving up the second PC slot when their card is in.
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