Best modem for VROC?

My 56Kbs modem has given up the ghost. I am going to buy a new modem tommorrow. It's been said that USB modems are much better for VROC races. Is this true and why? I can't really understand this since the data rate from an analog modem isn't really any great shakes and wouldn't put an ISA bus to the test. What modem should I buy? Cheers, Paul

Go here Alison has info on which modem is best for GPL. http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~alison/gpl/index.htm -- Rgds Phil. >My 56Kbs modem has given up the ghost. I am going to buy a new modem >tommorrow. It's been said that USB modems are much better for VROC >races. Is this true and why? I can't really understand this since the >data rate from an analog modem isn't really any great shakes and >wouldn't put an ISA bus to the test. >What modem should I buy? >Cheers, >Paul

Enquire about ISDN and other options like cable - if available, it may not be as expensive as you'd think... Tony

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>My 56Kbs modem has given up the ghost. I am going to buy a new modem >tommorrow. It's been said that USB modems are much better for VROC >races. Is this true and why? I can't really understand this since the >data rate from an analog modem isn't really any great shakes and >wouldn't put an ISA bus to the test. >What modem should I buy? >Cheers, >Paul

Actually, I am getting ISDN but British Telecom can't do that until mid-March so this is a stop gap because I can't possibly be without VROC until then. Actually I've just bought a serial port V90 modem with a serial to USB connection device (ie it goes into the USB port on my PC) which should give me the advantages of USB and still sllow me to plug it into my older non-USB computers later. Cheers, Paul

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> Enquire about ISDN and other options like cable - if available, it may not > be as expensive as you'd think... > Tony > >My 56Kbs modem has given up the ghost. I am going to buy a new modem > >tommorrow. It's been said that USB modems are much better for VROC > >races. Is this true and why? I can't really understand this since the > >data rate from an analog modem isn't really any great shakes and > >wouldn't put an ISA bus to the test. > >What modem should I buy? > >Cheers, > >Paul

So much info here - great:-). Thanks, Paul

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> Go here Alison has info on which modem is best for GPL. > http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~alison/gpl/index.htm > -- > Rgds Phil. > >My 56Kbs modem has given up the ghost. I am going to buy a new modem > >tommorrow. It's been said that USB modems are much better for VROC > >races. Is this true and why? I can't really understand this since the > >data rate from an analog modem isn't really any great shakes and > >wouldn't put an ISA bus to the test. > >What modem should I buy? > >Cheers, > >Paul