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Orlando This product works very well and the best one is its portability with a portable computer, the only thing to which I am not customary does not emit the sound and not when the connected east.I consider that it is a good investment by the price. I recommend it.
It has a protective cap for the male USB plug so you don't smash it in your luggage. The booklet incorrectly states that one of the system requirements is a CD-ROM drive. Speed was decent for dial-up. It only takes a few minutes to download and register, and then you are good to go.
I bought this external modem for use with an Eee PC netbook, that has no CD/DVD drive. It comes with a phone connection cord that is about five feet long. It is very light, very small, and easy to transport for traveling. I bought it to provide access to dial-up internet service in areas with no wireless hot spots or high-speed data ports.
I used the modem at an early fifties house with the original conventional telephone line, and had no problem. If you need a longer cord or damage the original cord, that component is cheap and easy to replace. The booklet that comes with this device assumes you have a PC with a CD-ROM drive. The reality is that all you need to do is to go to a place with wireless or high speed service, visit the web site at www.trendnet.com, and download the appropriate driver.
I'm a computer novice, but I have to endorse this product, even though I ended up paying twice as much to have it installed at a computer repair shop. So save yourself about $35 labor charge and try one of these. The dial-up quit and retries showed phone modem error. This bypassed the fried modem, and is working just like the old connection did.
I was just unsure to try it. Comes with software disc. I blame my own lack of enough knowledge about how this would have worked, I could have done this myself. I wish I had, for the extra $35 it cost me ($70 repair total at the shop), we could have gone out to dinner. I had researched it on an old computer I still have that was still good to get on the net, and did originally find this product. To make a long story short, my rural dial-up modem got fried by a lightning hit ON THE PHONE LINE from a storm that was way in the distance but got me anyway.
I'm pleased with it. I've ordered just a few things at Amazon, but have had absolutely no problems with anything. At the repair shop, I was first told the modem board could be replaced on the underside of the laptop (too much $ for labor time, though); or that a card could be put in the card slot on the side; the final repair actually consisted of the very product shown here for the USB port. My laptop computer has Windows Vista.
I'd give it 6 Stars (or higher).if I could. I'm amazed that so much power can fit within such a miniscule component. I'm considering freeing one of my desktop's expansion card slots and buying another TRENDnet 56K USB modem.
Nice little USB modem - if it had only worked. Returned product to Amazon (& received refund) after eliminating all other possible reasons for being unable to connect. I was not able to get online using dial-up with this modem. Trendnet's customer support was no help (giving scripted answers that correspond to problem, with no knowledge of what they're talking about).
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