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tmmomdy
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Myanmar (Burma)
Posted - 9/4/2006 12:13:38 AM  Show Profile  Email Poster  Edit Message
Hi,

could u pls advise me how many USB or PCI modem can install in a PC.

Thank

TMMOMDY

v.Richard
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Posted - 9/6/2006 7:01:23 AM  Show Profile  Email Poster  Edit Message  v.Richards Homepage
There is no easy answer - it depends upon the type of modem.
Most modern modems are software modems that require and operating system-specific driver to operate, and most of these will support only 1 of the same kind of modem.
You can have multiple modems that use different chipsets without a problem -
www.modemsite.com/56k/chipset.asp
And, for modems that have a hardware-controller (do not require operating system-specific driver), the limit would be very high (like over 200) with operating systems like Windows 2000 & XP which support many many COM ports.

Aloha! Richard.

tmmomdy
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Posted - 9/6/2006 9:22:35 PM  Show Profile  Email Poster  Edit Message
Dear sir,

Thank you for your valued reply.
Now I have basic idea to proceed my task.

Thank again.

zepper
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Posted - 10/15/2006 10:00:48 AM  Show Profile  Email Poster  Edit Message
You can also get multi-modem cards that have two, four or more modems on the same card - but they aren't common and can be expensive. Another option is a multi-serial port card that supports modems. Eight port serial cards aren't too uncommon and aren't that expensive now that the logic can be integrated into a single chip for 4 or 8 ports. Then you can plug in as many external serial modems as you have serial ports. External serial modems are not as expensive as they used to be either. I have no problem finding them for under $20. each here in the US of A.

.bh.

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