U.S. Robotics 005686-03 56K V.90 External Fax Modem

My husband is not very adapt with his computer, and the US Robitic modem we had used for years finally died. This one is exactly like the old one, and once again, he is able to go online.Thank you.

I chose not to purchase this item because it does not include the necessary connecting cable. This is like selling a toaster without the cord to plug it in.

The US Robotics modem is the "standard" for remote out of band troubleshooting of network gear. I purchased it in the event a remote network engineer needed to make configuration changes to a firewall being used at a hotel conference.You can't buy these any more at any of the big box electronic stores. Simple, but effective.

I chose to purchase this item because it does not include the necessary connecting cable. This is like selling a toaster without the cord to plug it in ... so you have the option of using a US or Euro socket.

Worked good

Since 3-Com and US Robotics got together they have given us top of the range modems. Both the internal/external voice/fax are all of a high standard. I've used these modems for about 3 years and not one has given me trouble. They have all been rock solid.I want to make a couple of points though. Firstly there is NO difference between internal and extrenal modems in terms of speed. They will operate at the same performance. External modems do give you the benefit of seeing the activity on the LEDs and you also save an ICQ aswell as a PCI slot. You MUST make sure you tune your Com settings in device manager though. You may have your modem set to 57500 kbps but your com port is usually setup by default as 9600. Bump this up to allow for higher download speeds!Also if you presently own a 56K or even 33K modem and have an ISP line you will not notice too much difference in your download speeds. The factors are more on your line quality and time of day (ie number of users online) to determine the speed of your downloads etc. Normally with an ISP you will get 4-5Kbps bandwith. However I have used 3-Com 56K modems on better lines with more bandwith and always get closer to 56K. These are the modems of choice and you wont find much better.

I was having trouble with disconnects from my ISP (almost every 10 minutes) and they told me that my modem, a Rockwell HCF 56K, was notorious for disconnects with them. A reliable modem is important to me because I run a business here on the web, and when I need to do something I don't want to be disconnected. After shopping around I decided on getting a 3Com US Robotics External 56K Faxmodem. Installation of the modem was extreamly easy...just hook it up, restart the computer, and plug in play does the rest. I had to change my connection properties to use this modem though, but that was also simple. After dialing up I was amazed at the speed. With my old modem, it usually downloaded files at 2 to 3.5 Kilobytes a second (I know that is very bad, but that's how it was), and now my new modem downloads at 4 to 7 kilobytes a second! An amazing improvement! And I haven't been disconnected once.When you buy the modem you will also have to buy a cable, since it doesn't come with one. My cable is a Belkin DB9 Female/DB25 Male Modem Cable. This modem is a great choice, probably the best.

Both were received in a timely manner and worked great!