it may take work, but you won't have a tangle of wires. In general, you a probably best off with an intel dq.836 or 837 chipset modem. You might be able to selectively purchase one that works, but it is hard to tell what the chipset is from the package. You probably already have a software modem.ISA modems are easy to find, but ISA slots hard to come by on anything newer than a 1gz PIII computer. PCI hardware modems are very hard to come by.

If you can find one an internal hardware modem would provide less clutter and work with least hassle.

at 2.4 and some for 2.6.8 (2.6.19 kernel for Feisty) You will have to follow the links because support has been dropped from some.

If you might want to have new features, or are really cheap, try clicking on the the ones with the penguin.search for cards with the green chip icon, you'll probably find one that works.Take a look at It's a great list, if you go to the pci list (or pcmcia if you have a laptop) and You may live in an area where there is no broadband, and this is all you have! It may also be possible to use two phone lines and two modems to double your speed. If you only want news, and email, turn off flash and images in your browser, and a 56k modem and a cheap prepaid ISP will likely work fine for you and be the cheapest way to get online. Newer (v92) modems can even pause the internet connection to allow for a phone call. maybe 48 kbps (v92) Converting binary data into sound, transmitting it and listening on the same line while using the full allowed capacity of a phone line is a complicated process, Modems must negotiate what protocols to use, cancel out echos, test and compensate for line noise, and perform error correction. The fasted one can transfer data between two regular modems is 33.6 kbps (v90). These can be the most reliable/available form of long distance networking, it works even when DSL and cable are out, however speeds are limited to about 53 kbps down and 33.6 up if connected to an ISP or other network provider. The kind of Modem we are talking about are devices that are used to transfer data over a plain old telephone line.

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