📶 Top Data Product: A56FW-PCI Mach 2 56K Modem Review

After lightning struck my phone line and my modem stayed open, I ordered a new modem through Gateway. Here's what they sent me. It's nothing but garbage where it is now. A simple connection takes over a minute, several minutes to load a single page if they load at all, numerous disconnects, speeds never exceeded 30 kbps (when the old modem was 40-44) and more often as low as 20 seconds. After two weeks I stopped using this modem and reverted to a damaged modem that still works better than the…

Just brought this modem tonight; I tried installing it on the parent machine. The modem was not automatically detected by Windows as the manual says, and I was unable to detect it using the Win95 Control Panel/Add New Hardware feature. I saw other people's reviews on Revain.com and agree with their assessment. I don't have a Pentium MMX, and at least the so-called manual should mention the MMX requirement. Although I paid $$ from Staples for it and saw the Dallas/New England game (during…

Best Data's motto should be "Customers beware". I'm new to installing hardware (I built my current system from scratch) but I couldn't get it to work after 5 hours of trying. No beep no matter what I do. The "documentation" is ridiculous, and I refuse to pay for tech support that isn't needed at all. If you're considering this modem, do yourself a favor and flush your money down the toilet; You get the same results with less hassle.

I bought this modem and only got no dial tone. I move the card to another PCI slot and still get the same thing with no beep. I just can't win. I'm sending this modem junk back. That's why they're so CHEAP. I will not recommend this modem to anyone even if they get it for free. Why should I pay for technical support? probably because this modem is junk. This is the first time I am writing a negative review for a product. There is always a first.

I agree with most of the reviews, this modem isn't even worth the $9.99 I paid. I had no problems installing the modem, but it doesn't seem to connect in less than 5 attempts. Back then the fastest connection ever was on 28800, but normally it's on 21600. I downloaded the new drivers from the manufacturer's website and I can't load them no matter how hard I try. I'll buy a decent modem once I've saved some money. Don't waste your time and money on this dog, he needs to be put down! If there was

Well, like most other respondents, I chose to express my disappointment with this modem. The lousy $10 modem from Best Data/Conexants is utterly disappointing. While installation was easy on my new 600MHz P3 running Win98, performance left a lot to be desired. Multiple retries and frequent shutdowns are the norm. There's also a really weird behavior where the modem's speaker turns on in the middle of a session and doesn't turn off (needs to turn off). The tech support website is basically…