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External Usb Modem
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I'm having to use dial-up at the moment (don't ask!) and the new laptop I've bought does not have a port to plug the lead from the BT phone socket straight in. I believe I need an external USB V.92 modem, sometimes called a fax modem. Does anybody use one of these with a Windows laptop, and do they work properly? I see Amazon has them, but I'd rather buy one in a shop so I can ask questions....!
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Surely not the Internet?
V92 gives a max download speed of around 56Kbs which (for most modern sites) would be unacceptably slow.
Also, there are very few ISPs who offer a dial-up connection (BT stopped offering dial-up in 2013). One that does is Freeola, http:// freeola .com/di al-up-i nternet /
At 2p per minute that's like a penny a page!
Would you not be better off getting a 3G dongle?
Surely not the Internet?
V92 gives a max download speed of around 56Kbs which (for most modern sites) would be unacceptably slow.
Also, there are very few ISPs who offer a dial-up connection (BT stopped offering dial-up in 2013). One that does is Freeola, http://
At 2p per minute that's like a penny a page!
Would you not be better off getting a 3G dongle?
I'm planning to use it for dial-up connection to the internet via an 0845 number (which is free after 6pm with my land-line provider). This worked fine with my old laptop, but I didn't realise new laptops don't have the port to connect the phone line directly. Plenty of the USB modems, it seems, on Amazon, but I'd prefer to get one in a shop to check it's what I want, and so I can take it back if it's wrong!
Have you got a Maplin near you? They stock them, as do Argos.
http:// www.map lin.co. uk/p/mi cronet- usb-v92 -56k-mo dem-a13 hh
http:// www.arg os.co.u k/stati c/Produ ct/part Number/ 3057672 .htm
They're pretty trivial devices, so I'd be surprised if you found one that didn't work.
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They're pretty trivial devices, so I'd be surprised if you found one that didn't work.