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Summary: Not Ready For Prime Time
Review: 56K Faxmodem PCI for Windows, Model 5699B, appears to be well built (China). Nowhere on the box does it say "Voice", so don't expect any connectons for a sound card. Also, doesn't have a connection to support "Wake on Call".With Pentium 4 (Prescott--HyperThreading), WinXP recognizes the modem just fine but some of the included software, like the all-important ControlCenter does not recognize the modem. Neither v1.2 nor v1.3 of the CD fixed this. Downloading the latest drivers didn't work either. Although the box has a big sticker stating "Windows XP", note that it isn't the authentic MS Logo decal and the drivers are not "signed" Windows drivers. Tip: get full return privledges.
Rating:
Summary: Not Ready For Prime Time
Review: 56K Faxmodem PCI for Windows, Model 5699B, appears to be well built (China). Nowhere on the box does it say "Voice", so don't expect any connectons for a sound card. Also, doesn't have a connection to support "Wake on Call". With Pentium 4 (Prescott--HyperThreading), WinXP recognizes the modem just fine but some of the included software, like the all-important ControlCenter does not recognize the modem. Neither v1.2 nor v1.3 of the CD fixed this. Downloading the latest drivers didn't work either. Although the box has a big sticker stating "Windows XP", note that it isn't the authentic MS Logo decal and the drivers are not "signed" Windows drivers. Tip: get full return privledges.
Rating: 
Summary: Doesn't connect as fast as it should
Review: After 8 phone calls to US Robotics customer service, they can't get my modem to connect any quicker than 21K, even though I have a laptop that can connect at 44K using the same line. The guy finally said that I just won't be able to connect as quickly using this modem (sucky product). They were able to tell me how to disable V.92, at which point I'm up to 31K. But that's the best I can get this modem to go. I found out on my support call that I was using the wrong driver, but the documentation that came with the modem did not explain how to install the driver. I extected more from a name brand.
Rating:
Summary: Not Good
Review: After purchassing 4 USR 56K model 2#5699B &2 5699A all four fail in connecting, shutting down my phone lines, in a year, ... I chose these Modems because of the BVRP tool wich is easy to send fax. I would not recomend buying the Robotic Modems ...
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Summary: its alive!
Review: Cool! Finally I can schedule word docs to fax out 24/7 at set times. Nifty. Now those people who turn off their fax machines at night, or run out of paper, will be faxed by the US Robotics FAX-MODEM Robot until they receive it. Go Robot! Fax'em.
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Summary: No good ... do not buy it (XPPro)
Review: Gosh.. This modem is no good! I have bad phone line, that is why I purchased this modem (I heard USR makes the best of a bad line). Install was easy but I experienced these conditions: 1) The Control Center would not find the modem.
2) Connection speeds always slower than my laptop
3) Would disconnect all the time (1 to three minutes max connection) It is going back to the store for more shelf life....
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Summary: This modem [is] absolutely [horrible]!!
Review: I got this modem after my USR Sportster got fried by lightning. All I can say about it is that since I installed it, it has actually connected to my ISP maybe 4 out of who knows how many times. I've tried everything I could think of to make it work like a good little modem should, but no cigar. I miss my Sportster. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!
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Summary: The box looks pretty
Review: I thought I would say something good about this fine product before I let out my true feelings: The box it comes in looks pretty.
With that said, this modem is the biggest piece of junk I have ever used. I purchased this product on brand name alone. I thought US Robotics would put out a quality product. I was wrong.
The modem refused to connect to my ISP at over 28.8 Kbps. When I could get it to connect, it would stop responding within minutes. The drivers also caused Windows XP to crash hard a good number of times while using.
I used this modem for 3 days. I then bought a cheapo generic modem for $10 that works 100% better.
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Summary: Very Inconsistent Connect Speed
Review: I wanted to upgrade my modem to V92 technology, since my ISP was set up for that, so the US Robotics 5699B seemed to be what I needed. However, when I installed the modem and updated with the latest driver, my connection speed was usually 26.4 kbps, or lower, and only rarely did it go higher. I contacted the tech at US Robotics and he suggested several things, some of which I told him I had already completed. Nothing worked to improve the connection speed. My old Conexant modem consistently connected at 48.0 kbps, but did not have the V92 technology. I have reinstalled my old modem and now connecting at 48.0 kbps. It would seem that this modem is defective. I will probably not consider another US Robotics modem!
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Summary: I wouldn't use this modem if it were given to me for free
Review: It connected at different speeds, usually closer to glacial than useful. It would disconnect at will. It would, after an hour or so (at most) of use, become increasingly slower and slower and slower. As it loaded a page, the computer would often freeze for several seconds. The modem was, if I've yet to make my point, awful, awful, awful and maybe even worse than that. Just my computer, you say? Just my dial up connection, you say? Nope. I returned this disaster and bought a Zoom modem (the PCI internal modem with on-board DSP-only a few dollars more), and I am currently getting a great connection all the time (right now, it's 46,667 bps). None of the above problems have happened in the four weeks I've been using it. Check the internet for reviews before buying and you'll find unhappiness is common when using US Robotics modems. The company's days of produicing quality products are apparently long past. Zoom uses the Lucent/Agere chipset which is, if my experience is representative, much, much better than whatever US Robotics uses.
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