Re: [hylafax-users] Help finding multi-modem capable USB modems (willwrite HOWTO)

[Pedro Rocadas <procadas@yahoo.com>]

Ok. Finally I got some time (and patient ehehe) to
look at the modem brand. Zaapa is the name and here is
the link to their webpage.

http://www.zaapa.net/prueba/index/index.html

The chipset maker is not Zaapa of course, but if they
not have that kind of info just tell me and I will
check the win driver. Cheers.

--- Pedro Rocadas <procadas@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- Bill Binko <bill@binko.net> wrote:
> > Pedro,
> > 	Thanks for the response.  
> > 
> > > 
> > > I guess that any modem supported by linux and
> > using
> > > rockwell chipsets will be fine. 
> > 
> > That's where I started, but unfortunately, there
> are
> > very few USB modems
> > that I have been able to find that actually use
> the
> > (non-winmodem)
> > Conexant/Rockwell chipsets.
> 
> That's why you must search for the expensive ones
> ;-).
> 
> >  I suppose it makes
> > sense: software modems
> > probably make it easier to make smaller devices
> > which hits the mobile
> > part of the USB market.
> 
> No, for me with some special neededs, putting the
> hard
> work in the OS side it's stupid. Make sense for a
> manufacturer to sell cheap modems but they are crap.
> My sister has a USB Zappa modem, it's small, but you
> have linux drivers (I know because moved by
> curiosity
> I search in the net ;-) ). I don't know if you can
> find this brand in your market but you must search
> not
> for Zapa (or Zappa?) brand but for the chipset
> manufacturer.
> 
> > 
> > > However, for what I
> > > know, Multitech modems are the best piece of
> > hardware
> > > that you could find, expensive yes, but their
> tech
> > > staff are very helpfull and they do firmware
> fixes
> > continuously.
> > 
> > I have found two Multitech USB modems:
> > 
> > The MultiModem USB
> > (http://multitech.com/products/MultiModemUSB/) is
> > the
> > only USB modem at Multi-Tech that they claim is
> > Linux compatible.  This,
> > along with the fact that it uses the ACM command
> set
> > driver seems to
> > hint that it uses the Rockwell chipset, but I
> can't
> > find that in the
> > docs.  Lowest price I could find (from
> > http://pricewatch.com) is $106
> > USD.
> 
> If they claim that, I guess it's true.
> 
> > 
> > The MultiMobile USB
> >
> (http://www.multitech.com/PRODUCTS/MultiMobileUSB/)
> > is a very small (inline) USB modem based on the
> > Lucent Pegasus chipset.
> > Multi-Tech doesn't claim Linux support on this
> one,
> > but there is a
> > driver for the Pegasus according to
> > http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/usblist.html.  The
> > going price for this
> > one is currently $140 USD.
> 
> Read above. More expensive too... :-).
> 
> > 
> > Has anyone used either of these successfully in a
> > multi-modem setup? 
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Bill
> 
> 
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