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BestData 56USBSL
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2 17836 02-09-2006
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50% of reviewers $29.99 7.0



Description: BestData's external USB software-based modem. Supports V.92
Keywords: bestdata 56 usb
Chipset: Smartlink
Connection Type: USB


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Old 07-19-2005, 07:07 AM   #1
dracolich
 
Registered: Jul 2005
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,159

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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): $29.99 | Rating: 10

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.11
Distribution: Slackware 10.1



Comes with the slmodem driver for the 2.4.x kernel. For the 2.6.x, it requires the newer version of the driver available for download at Smartlink's website.
 
Old 02-09-2006, 07:52 AM   #2
peter_89
 
Registered: Jan 2006
Distribution: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2; Slackware Linux 10.2
Posts: 215

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Would you recommend the product? no | Price you paid? (in USD): None indicated | Rating: 4

Kernel (uname -r): Most Newer 2.6 Kernels
Distribution: Debian Sarge; SUSE 10.0; SUSE 9.3; Fedora Core 4


This is about the same as the other SmartLink modem I've used. FYI, It's a WinModem, so don't expect even decent performance even if you do get it installed (which is the hard part under Linux). It was cheap, about 30 dollars, and once again claimed compatibility with Linux on the box (or at least a driver). Couldn't get the driver to install, once again, and didn't bother, once again. I just returned it. Note: I did actually try this under Windows, and it has the same problem as the other SmartLink modem I tried (after intense use for about three days it can't hold a connection for more than 30 seconds). A driver fix probably would have repaired it, but I just didn't see the point. And once again, all I can say is, do yourself a favor, buy a real controller based modem, you'll thank yourself later. Don't buy in to these rip-off WinModems even if they do work for Linux. It's just too much work.
 




  



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