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U.S. Robotics 56K USB Faxmodem which includes V.90 and V.92 ITU standard technologies. USB powered so no external power supply is required. The V.92 standard will allow you to send email and attachments quicker. Features Internet Call Notification (ICN) which lets you screen incoming calls. (Call waiting and ID require service from your lacal phone company). Modem on hold lets you take calls while online without dropping your Internet Connection. RoHS compliant.
This review is from : USRobotics 56K V.92 Faxmodem USB ( 5633B )
This is the "B" version of the USR Model 5633! . Apparently, there is an "A" model version of this USR modem for $20 cheaper but which received rather poor reviews so note that this is the USR "B" model or USR5633B. I am very pleased with its performance. My saga in brief: due to geographics but by choice I'm in a very rural area, the cable folks or indeed the telephone high speed DSL internet service is just not available and satellite internet is still prohibitively expensive so basically I am reduced to a regional dial-up ISP for internet service. The phone company says they are "working on it in your dialing area" with regard to DSL high-speed internet service but no need to tell you that this was almost 2 years ago and I assume they are still working on it! Rural areas are not exactly a priority it would seem!
Anyway, my dial-up problems with my old USB modem were two-fold: chronic hang-ups or, even more frustrating if you've been this route, the thing would connect to the ISP but as soon as you want go to to another website after some time went by or go wherever on the internet or usenet, the old "can't find (whatever)" would pop up even though still connected! Figure that one out! Talk about frustration! Worse, with the old modem, any internet connection over 38 K/BPS would generally result in a hang-up within a half hour!
With this new USR modem, the 5633B, great! First connection after installing it [USB with its own disk software] was 45.2 K/BPS and it stayed that way for over 10 hours of usage! Today, as an example, the connect speed was/is 42.6 K/BPS and no problems and I've been connected for over 8 hours now! So too and thus far, no hang-ups at all or "can't find" [various websites] gremlins and I find the overall speed quite good for a dial-up connection.
Two things tho' -- make sure you take out in Windows your present modem driver BEFORE installing the USR modem AND if you use any programs like Norton's "Ghost" or similar snapshot recovery software, you may have a problem when the recovery software senses that a major component is being changed and so you 'may' get the message "The modem can not be connected to Windows" which is generally a conflict with those kinds of 'protective' data and component 'snapshot' recovery programs that back-up your hard-drive and everything on it 'automatically' which 'sometimes' can be more trouble than they are worth! Or certain cheap or 'freebie' "recovery" programs that quite ironically [when you-know-what hits the fan] suddenly inform you that they require being in Windows to perform a recovery! Hey, if one can't even 'get' into Windows in the event of a serious blue or black screen glitch, what good are such alleged 'recovery' programs that 'require' Windows to 'do' a system recovery!
Anyway, so far so good with the USR5633B modem. Watch which one you order and note that this one is the more expensive "B" model and NOT the cheaper "A" model!
Doc Tony
This is the "B" version of the USR Model 5633! . Apparently, there is an "A" model version of this USR modem for $20 cheaper but which received rather poor reviews so note that this is the USR "B" model or USR5633B. I am very pleased with its performance. My saga in brief: due to geographics but by choice I'm in a very rural area, the cable folks or indeed the telephone high speed DSL internet service is just not available and satellite internet is still prohibitively expensive so basically I am reduced to a regional dial-up ISP for internet service. The phone company says they are "working on it in your dialing area" with regard to DSL high-speed internet service but no need to tell you that this was almost 2 years ago and I assume they are still working on it! Rural areas are not exactly a priority it would seem!
Anyway, my dial-up problems with my old USB modem were two-fold: chronic hang-ups or, even more frustrating if you've been this route, the thing would connect to the ISP but as soon as you want go to to another website after some time went by or go wherever on the internet or usenet, the old "can't find (whatever)" would pop up even though still connected! Figure that one out! Talk about frustration! Worse, with the old modem, any internet connection over 38 K/BPS would generally result in a hang-up within a half hour!
With this new USR modem, the 5633B, great! First connection after installing it [USB with its own disk software] was 45.2 K/BPS and it stayed that way for over 10 hours of usage! Today, as an example, the connect speed was/is 42.6 K/BPS and no problems and I've been connected for over 8 hours now! So too and thus far, no hang-ups at all or "can't find" [various websites] gremlins and I find the overall speed quite good for a dial-up connection.
Two things tho' -- make sure you take out in Windows your present modem driver BEFORE installing the USR modem AND if you use any programs like Norton's "Ghost" or similar snapshot recovery software, you may have a problem when the recovery software senses that a major component is being changed and so you 'may' get the message "The modem can not be connected to Windows" which is generally a conflict with those kinds of 'protective' data and component 'snapshot' recovery programs that back-up your hard-drive and everything on it 'automatically' which 'sometimes' can be more trouble than they are worth! Or certain cheap or 'freebie' "recovery" programs that quite ironically [when you-know-what hits the fan] suddenly inform you that they require being in Windows to perform a recovery! Hey, if one can't even 'get' into Windows in the event of a serious blue or black screen glitch, what good are such alleged 'recovery' programs that 'require' Windows to 'do' a system recovery!
Anyway, so far so good with the USR5633B modem. Watch which one you order and note that this one is the more expensive "B" model and NOT the cheaper "A" model!
Doc Tony
USRobotics 56K V.92 Faxmodem USB ( 5633B ) Reviews
modems . My company and I have no idea why a new style moden will not work on our (3) computers. We were sharing one modem each day. Iwent on Amazon and found two more. I ordered a new one and a used one. Both work fine. Got both in great condition and really fast. Thank you. I waited four years for the to catch me up.
modems . My company and I have no idea why a new style moden will not work on our (3) computers. We were sharing one modem each day. Iwent on Amazon and found two more. I ordered a new one and a used one. Both work fine. Got both in great condition and really fast. Thank you. I waited four years for the to catch me up.
USRobotics 56K V.92 Faxmodem USB ( 5633B ) Opinions
Excellent product for people still stuck w/dial up! . I purchased this unfortunately because my sister is still stuck w/dial up in her location. The modem works well and has a lot of nice features that her other computers modems do not have. We liked that it shows when there is an incoming call coming in while your online on the computer screen, and gives you the option to pause your internet to answer the call and then jump back into where you were on the internet with out having to reconnect and start over.
Excellent product for people still stuck w/dial up! . I purchased this unfortunately because my sister is still stuck w/dial up in her location. The modem works well and has a lot of nice features that her other computers modems do not have. We liked that it shows when there is an incoming call coming in while your online on the computer screen, and gives you the option to pause your internet to answer the call and then jump back into where you were on the internet with out having to reconnect and start over.
Cons Review
Freezes my computer . This is USR Faxmodem Lite. For my applications, which is steady faxing throughout the day, it works poorly. It will lock up after a short period, and then all faxing comes to an end (I have 4 fax modems attached). The only fix is a system reboot.
I understand this could be a driver issue with Windows 2000 Server, but regardless, it doesn't work in a business setting.
I understand this could be a driver issue with Windows 2000 Server, but regardless, it doesn't work in a business setting.
Feature USRobotics 56K V.92 Faxmodem USB ( 5633B )
- USB 1.1 offers simple Plug & Play. The faxmodem is hot-swappable & bus-powered (100 mA consumption) so it doesn't require a power supply.
- Internet Call Notification (ICN) monitors online activity and lets you choose to accept or reject incoming calls using Modem on Hold
- Instant Update software allows automatic download of updates to your PC; ControlCenter software allows you to configure V.PCM speeds
- Compatible with Windows Vista, Vista 64, XP, XP 64, 2000 (2k), ME, 98SE; 4 LEDs: Receive Data (RD), Transmit Data (TD), Carrier Detect (CD), Power (PWR)
- Supports: V.92 (V.PCM-Upstream, Quick Connect, Modem On Hold), V.90, V.34, V.32bis, V.32, V.22bis, V.22, V.23, and V.21; V.42/V42bis and MNP2-4/5; EIA 578 (Class 1) w/ V.17, V.29, V.27ter
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Product Details
EAN : 0738168038749UPC : 738168038749
MPN : USR5633B
Brand : USRobotics
Weight : 1 pounds
Height : 3 inches
Length : 8 inches
Width : 6 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Manufacturer : US Robotics
Model : USR5633B
Publisher : US Robotics
SKU : DHUSR5633BWM
Studio : US Robotics
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