Creative Labs DI5665 Modem Blaster Internal ISA Faxmodem

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Summary: Beware: controller-less modem!
Review: Beware! This is a controllerless modem that only works for Win 95orWin 98!! If you have any other operating system, you cannot use it at all no matter what you try!

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Summary: Serious Sound Card conflicts
Review: I bought this Modem for the name and price. I figured Creative Labs would have no problems. When I installed the modem, I immediately had trouble with my sound card. After two days of playing around with the install, I called their tech support and got in quickly. I downloaded a new driver from their web site, but it did not fix the problem only made it worse. With the old driver I was able to back out of the install. Not so with the new one. Tech Support suggested I reload Windows(95) or try to find the references to the modem in the registry and clear them out.I reloaded Windows no luck. The sound card was an ESS1868, so I put in an Ensoniq Sound Scape and still had issues. It is going back Monday.

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Summary: Good for windows, but does not work on Linux
Review: I bought this modem thinking that it was compatible with Linux since it is an ISA modem. However, I wasn't able to make it work on Linux. The reason for this is that the modem is a "winmodem". This is a modem that only works with windows 95/98/NT, etc. The drivers that come with the modem could cause problems with some sound cards so you might need to download the latest drivers form Digicom. The modem performance under windows is satisfactory. It has all the typical features of a 56K modem. So if you want a cheap but good modem and you do not care if does not work in Linux, then this modem is ok, but I you are one that has multiple operating systems in your computer I suggest you buy a modem that is not OS dependent.

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Summary: Good Connect Speed
Review: Replaced a LT Winmodem a few month back. When installing I had to remove the old drivers and all files associated with it. Was able to connect at 45.333 to 48K (not bad for our rural area). With the LT modem we connected at 14.4 to 28 max. I just bought another D15665 for another computer.

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Summary: Serious Sound Card conflicts
Review: This modem is not true PnP. After installing in a Win 98 environment, found out that the drivers are not in Win 98 and were on a CD-rom with it only (no floppy disk driver disk). So I had to install a CD-rom in the computer, loaded in the drivers, and the computer wouldn't recognize the modem. After going through the poor technical support options in the manual, I called the technical support # and after going through "option # hell", ended up being transferred to a busy signal. Today, tried twice, busy signal twice. Have never talked to a live human being at "Digicom". I'm returning this.

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Summary: Not true PnP and horrible technical support
Review: This modem is not true PnP. After installing in a Win 98 environment, found out that the drivers are not in Win 98 and were on a CD-rom with it only (no floppy disk driver disk). So I had to install a CD-rom in the computer, loaded in the drivers, and the computer wouldn't recognize the modem. After going through the poor technical support options in the manual, I called the technical support # and after going through "option # hell", ended up being transferred to a busy signal. Today, tried twice, busy signal twice. Have never talked to a live human being at "Digicom". I'm returning this.