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vignesh
vignesh Original post #1
Aug 23, 2005 at 8:20 AM
How much will an external modem cost?A basic one should do.
C
Aug 23, 2005 at 9:24 AM
Yup go for

Dlink 56K External Modem with 1 year product and 90 days adaptor warranty
Price : Rs. 1550/-
club_pranay
Aug 23, 2005 at 1:20 PM
i think it's nice to opt for an external modem... the internal ones are quite non reliable.
make sure you dont go for cheap brands(intex, Fline, Razor, Radtech etc).
Dlink is quite good.
Satissh S
Aug 23, 2005 at 2:30 PM
He He !! For Linux, :wink: Vignesh. Just tell me the market price when u buy i'm itching to get 1. papa wrote : Say NO to broadband :cry:
vignesh
vignesh #5
Aug 23, 2005 at 6:38 PM
@Satish

ya for using Internet in Linux.Is there a cheaper one.i can`t spend so much now.I just upgraded my monitor to 17"
Charley
Charley #6
Aug 23, 2005 at 9:48 PM
vignesh said:
How much will an external modem cost?A basic one should do.

M8, which do u want i.e. DIAL up or ADSL or ________?
F
FilledVoid #7
Aug 24, 2005 at 12:51 AM
I have been using both Dlink and Wipro Acer external modems and I havent had a problem with either. Id only recommend an external modem for its ease to use with any Linux distro. I think they should only cost something between 1000-1500 .
ashu888ashu888
Aug 24, 2005 at 1:45 PM
club_pranay wrote:
Satissh S wrote:
Papa wrote:
Say NO to broadband


i think broadband is cheaper(effective cost) than dial-ups
Well yup Dude..Broadband really saves u from 2 MOST IMPORTANT things:
:arrow: Firstly: U dont get huge Telephone bills along with ur regular net browsing usage (sum ISPs charge Rs.10/- or Rs.15/- per hour) for ur net usage.

:arrow: Secondly: U dont hv to wait sipping ur hot cup of coffee/tea (jus to see that yahoo! web page open in 10 mins.. :wink: :wink:

I hv been using the MTNL's (Mumbai) Broadband service called TRIBAND (256 Kbps) for the past 2 months and till now i hv been really satisfied with it.Also u get a 400MB quota (per month) as a free download size and wen u exceed this limit of 400MB, u r charged a mere Rs.1.20/- per additional MB downloaded after that.

Well i know that the 400MB quota is a bit too less as MTNL would hv done gr8 if they would hv atleast given 800MB...but atleast we can tell that we r getting a stable and RELIABLE net browsing speeds from a Government wich runs like a Tortoise :wink: .. never-the-less, this is quite cheap and economical (as compared to the DIAL UP 56K modem).
:wink:

cheers n e-peace....
vignesh
vignesh #10
Aug 28, 2005 at 7:35 AM
I want an external modem for dial up not adsl.The broadband guy told me that the ADSL modem will not work in Linux.
S
superuser #11
Aug 29, 2005 at 1:50 AM
What a Pity In the era of Broadband sum poeple just don't wanna quit dialup!!!!!!!!
wake up man and go for broadband
vignesh
vignesh #12
Aug 29, 2005 at 7:20 AM
I used broadband for 2 months then woke up and changed back to dialup.
escape7
escape7 #13
Aug 29, 2005 at 9:10 AM
vignesh said:
then woke up and changed back to dialup.

sify broadband runs on linux, get a modem that supports linux.
vignesh
vignesh #14
Aug 29, 2005 at 5:17 PM
Actually I have dishnet till the end of this year.So till then I will stick to dialup.I bought the 5 years for Rs500.