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RE: Re: Home Highway


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  • Subject: RE: Re: Home Highway
  • From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 08:41:39 +0100
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> >  3.    I ordered some new laptops for work, one for me when
unwell,
> enabling
> > me to work from home, They are IBM M700's with k56 internal
modem,
> will it
> > work on HH analog line.
> >
> > <<Yup.>>
>
> You may well get faster connections than you do at present over your
> existing connection.

This happened for me ... 1.5 - 2 kbytes sec on the old line and 5 kbytes+
using modems plugged into the analogue port on the ISDN box!

> > Can the IBM internal modems be replaced with ISDN or must I fit
> PCMCIA or
> > use serial connection.
> >
> > <<Doubt it...>>
>
> I don't know of an IBM internal modem which can be replaced with
> ISDN; I use a Xircom realport ISDN adapter on mine when out and
> about, which does ISDN and GSM with a dongle, analogue straight out
> of the box. I would recommend that you consider buying an ISDN
> router - then you can share it via a LAN with all your kit. The
> Netgear routers are a nice bit of kit. Be careful when configuring
> dial on demand though. Big bills may come your way (remember
> Dr.John's shenanigans?)

Ditto ... have hit that one too!

Phil



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