Basically, do you recall the words "DSP" being floated around ? WinModems
also tend to have a rather large assortment of software that has to be
installed.
If I knew what make and model it was, it would be easier to tell :)
-Larry
> > Oh, and WHATEVER you do, do NOT get a WinModem. Just about everything
on
> an
> > internal PCI card these days is a WinModem
> How can I see if I have my PCI jobby is a WinModem or not?
> Bye,
> Leo
But, alas, it will never happen :(
Also, in our area, ISDN, even when used in home, is taxed as a business
communication, something Verizon doesn't fight for their customers :(
Fairfax County, VA already has the highest Telecom tax rates in the country.
My basic phone line is $15-$18. After taxes, the check I write every month
is just under $30.
-Larry
> > The best online *** I ever experienced was over ISDN.
> > Unfortunately, it cost $120 per 60/B-Channel hrs where I am :(
> > Verizon SUCKS!
> Off peak hours here is about a dollar an hour I guess, but with
> companies like Tiscali and such you can pay a fixed fee for 150 hours or
> something a month, about 50 dollars I think
> Yes, ISDN is excellent for *** as a client, latency is about as low
> as you get unless your sitting right next to the server on a major
> backbone, bandwidth is of course limited, but then again any decent
> multiplayer code won't use the full 64k available in the first place,
> let alone the 128k available if needed
> Not that I'm going back to ISDN from my ADSL :-)
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
> --Groucho Marx--
> If it was cheap enough, I would have ISDN installed right alongside my Cable
> Modem for online racing and emergency backup.
> But, alas, it will never happen :(
> Also, in our area, ISDN, even when used in home, is taxed as a business
> communication, something Verizon doesn't fight for their customers :(
> Fairfax County, VA already has the highest Telecom tax rates in the country.
> My basic phone line is $15-$18. After taxes, the check I write every month
> is just under $30.
Wow, and I though Norway was expensive, I kept my ISDN connection as a
backup actually, it's less expensive than having 2 analogue lines, so I
didn't bother canceling my ISDN subscription
In the shop I've got both, but that's partly because I need it for
equipment testing and partly because I need an analogue line for the
alarm system, fax and credit card terminal
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.theuspits.com
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--
To some extent you can tell just by looking at it. winmodem's are basically
a board and a single chip. Hardware modems have considerably more "hardware"
on them. More reliably, if you still have the box or the documentation, see
if it says anything about "works in Windows only" or "DOS not supported". If
it requires Windows to work, it's a winmodem. Basically it's relying on the
CPU to do all the work managing the data in and out, instead of doing the
work itself.
If your PC came with a modem, odds are 100 to 1 it's a winmodem. The things
are super cheap, so PC manufacturers love them.
Go to a Linux NG, say "I have a [modem name]", and wait. If you've not
been screamed at along the lines of "WINMODEMS ARE ***NOT***
MODEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" at least three times in the first hour, you
should be OK... ;-)
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Taxes are terrible in Fairfax County, VA. They raised my house assessment
for tax purposes by $60,000 in ONE YEAR just so they could get more tax
money from the property tax.
People were ***ing about the Tax rate, so they just went out and raised
everyone's assessments instead. Bastaads!
-Larry
> > If it was cheap enough, I would have ISDN installed right alongside my
Cable
> > Modem for online racing and emergency backup.
> > But, alas, it will never happen :(
> > Also, in our area, ISDN, even when used in home, is taxed as a business
> > communication, something Verizon doesn't fight for their customers :(
> > Fairfax County, VA already has the highest Telecom tax rates in the
country.
> > My basic phone line is $15-$18. After taxes, the check I write every
month
> > is just under $30.
> Just for the lease of the line....and then you pay for usage on top of
> that ?
> Wow, and I though Norway was expensive, I kept my ISDN connection as a
> backup actually, it's less expensive than having 2 analogue lines, so I
> didn't bother canceling my ISDN subscription
> In the shop I've got both, but that's partly because I need it for
> equipment testing and partly because I need an analogue line for the
> alarm system, fax and credit card terminal
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
> --Groucho Marx--
> That $30 is for my _analog_ phone line!
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.theuspits.com
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--
Doesn't ring a bell...
Just the drivers for Windows...
It's a Billion ISDN PCI card.
Not much to go on, is it? Well, it allows me to play GPL online so how bad
can it be <g>
Bye,
Leo
> > Basically, do you recall the words "DSP" being floated around ?
> Doesn't ring a bell...
> > WinModems
> > also tend to have a rather large assortment of software that has to be
> > installed.
> Just the drivers for Windows...
> > If I knew what make and model it was, it would be easier to tell :)
> It's a Billion ISDN PCI card.
> Not much to go on, is it? Well, it allows me to play GPL online so how bad
> can it be <g>
ISDN cards are not modems, they are......wait for it, ISDN modems, which
isn't really a modem, it's sort of a cross between a NIC and a
modem.....sort of
Yeah I know, sounds like Readers Digest or something, I've had it
explained to me once and have since forgotten the techie bits, bit it's
safe to say it's not a WinModem, ISDN is about as good as it gets for
online *** as long as you're a client and not a host, low latency,
low CPU usage and if the game in question has a half decent MP code,
more then enough bandwidth
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--
Thanks Goy!
Bye,
Leo
I don't know of anyone who has it.
-Larry
> > That $30 is for my _analog_ phone line!
> Ouch.....does that include unlimited usage or something, or a limited
> number of hours, anything ?
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
> http://www.theuspits.com
> "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
> --Groucho Marx--
If you have a ton of drivers and junk being installed, it's most likely a
WinModem.
-Larry
> > Basically, do you recall the words "DSP" being floated around ?
> Doesn't ring a bell...
> > WinModems
> > also tend to have a rather large assortment of software that has to be
> > installed.
> Just the drivers for Windows...
> > If I knew what make and model it was, it would be easier to tell :)
> It's a Billion ISDN PCI card.
> Not much to go on, is it? Well, it allows me to play GPL online so how bad
> can it be <g>
> Bye,
> Leo
