Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:16:29 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> To: <freebsd@sysmach.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: dialup modem (some off topic stuff) Message-ID: <04f101c0b254$9c53aba0$8300a8c0@apana.org.au> References: <20010321215730.9C07536F9@sitemail.everyone.net>
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Two items to start with .... according to the local Nokia 'boy-wonders" (and confirmed by a Nokia URL) their DataSuite product turns any Nokia GSM phone into a "proper" modem. It DOESN'T !!!!!. In fact the thing ONLY sorta works with Win98. I had problems with it months ago and came to the conclusion that its yet another rendition of the evil winmodem species but it took over 4 months for the techno-morons at Nokia Finland to confirm that. The installation was relatively "mission critical" & was only implememted after we were assured by local Nokia technical people that there were no known issues .... obviously the reason for "no known issues" was that the Nokia staff have minimal knowledge of ANYTHING !!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR A second issue was substandard reception on a top end Nokia GSM phone. The distributor replaced the thing once but said it was Nokia's responsibility thereafter. It was a few days out of warranty by the time I got it to them & needless to say they refused to help (despite knowing it had been bad since new). The abortion died totally at 13 months anyway. In many of the countless areas here where Nokia GSM phones refuse to work there is usually no trouble whatever with even 4 year old Ericsson / Mororola / Siemens products. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle" <freebsd@sysmach.com> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 7:57 AM Subject: Re: dialup modem > haha, that is hilarious. didnt know that nokia is really that bad > > --- "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> > > wrote: > >Dunno if they are marketed in yankeeland or anywhere else bar OZ, but > >Nokia make some external (serial port) modems that definitely are > >winmodems. Like most all Nokia products they are junk ..... don't > >bother asking the company for support because they apparently only > >employ bratty kids who couldn't answer a technical question if their > >life depended on it !!!! > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <hornback@wireco.net> > >To: "Stephen Hovey" <shovey@buffnet.net> > >Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 12:37 PM > >Subject: RE: dialup modem > > > > > >> Umm... > >> > >> I have yet to find an external modem that wasn't a "hardware" modem > >as > >> opposed to a "software" modem... As long as the data travels > >through a UART > >> chip, you're going to be fine. > >> > >> At any rate, a 3Com/USR Courier is going to be the best thing on the > >> market, bar none. > >> > >> --- Andy > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Stephen > >Hovey > >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:36 PM > >> > To: Kyle > >> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >> > Subject: Re: dialup modem > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Just make sure it ISNT a software based modem, like a winmodem or > >> > something. > >> > > >> > On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Kyle wrote: > >> > > >> > > Question : > >> > > > >> > > Other than 3com's 56k external modem, does freebsd specifically > >> > support other brands of modems? i dont want to accidentally buy a > >> > modem that will not work on freeBSD. thanks > >> > > > >> > > _____________________________________________________________ > >> > > Systems at MACHSPEED!! > >> > > http://sysmach.com > >> > > > >> > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >> > > >> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >> > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > _____________________________________________________________ > Systems at MACHSPEED!! > http://sysmach.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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