dial up modems

[Rashkae]

Douglas Pollard wrote:
> Been doing battle with Comcast I am their only customer at the very end 
> of a line. They won't repair the line problems because one customer does 
> not justify the cost.  I am going back to dial up and am wondering what 
> type of dial up modem to get.  I believe there is a list of hardware one 
> line someplace   . I have Googled for it without any luck.  Any help 
> will be appreciated.                           Doug
> 

External serial modems are about your best bet.

US Robotics, ironically the creators of WinModems, now sell a USB modem
that they specifically advertise as Linux compatible... costs 2x as much
as a cheap modem, but still very affordable.