Greetings Joyce and list--
To the best of my understanding, a comparable situation exists with FAX and phone modems, i.e., you can't "do" FAX over broadband (regardless of 'flavor') and you can't do 'broadband Internet' over a dial up connection. It appears the closest approximation of 'broadband Internet' "over copper" ([somewhat] normal [depending on distance from a "central office"], land-line telephone service) is DSL, but I don't believe that even DSL can handle FAX. AFIK, FAX is still limited to 14.4 mbs which is at least 2 modem "speed factors" old, and continues to be the standard by which FAX transmissions are sent and received. Personally I'd love to have a device and service that would let me send or receive a "2-second" FAX, but I don't believe this exists...yet.)
Sorry if this is less than helpful. Perhaps others on list have encountered other alternatives?
Paul A. Shippert
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joyce A" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:40:19 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Phone modems
It seems this 'new to me' (essentially new) computer I bought a few
months ago won't connect to the Internet -- at all! Since the only
connection I have is via dial-up, I tracked the problem down to the lack
of a telephone modem in the machine. It's an(other) eMachines, running
Windows Vista; I have only had it booted up twice.
Now my question: do those 'accelerated' phone modems really work for a
bit higher-speed connection? (Best I can get out of my old one is 52 K.
-- please don't scream! LOL) I have my choice of installing a Best
Data 56K V.92/V.44 Windows Internal Modem -- or a Diamond SupraMax LE
56K PCI Fax Modem which claims 'faster Internet Connections.' Both are
new in box, never opened. Whichever one I install, I can begin using the
newer computer and 'retire' this one (my same old eMachines, Windows XP
SP3) to recipes and whatnot. Thanks in advance for any help here.
Joyce in SE Ohio
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Greetings,
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joyce A" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:40:19 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Phone modems
It seems this 'new to me' (essentially new) computer I bought a few
months ago won't connect to the Internet -- at all! Since the only
connection I have is via dial-up, I tracked the problem down to the lack
of a telephone modem in the machine. It's an(other) eMachines, running
Windows Vista; I have only had it booted up twice.
Now my question: do those 'accelerated' phone modems really work for a
bit higher-speed connection? (Best I can get out of my old one is 52 K.
-- please don't scream! LOL) I have my choice of installing a Best
Data 56K V.92/V.44 Windows Internal Modem -- or a Diamond SupraMax LE
56K PCI Fax Modem which claims 'faster Internet Connections.' Both are
new in box, never opened. Whichever one I install, I can begin using the
newer computer and 'retire' this one (my same old eMachines, Windows XP
SP3) to recipes and whatnot. Thanks in advance for any help here.
Joyce in SE Ohio
PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download
visit our download web page at
http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml
Greetings,
PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download
visit our download web page at
http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml
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