Why External Dialup modems are pricier than Internal modems ?

[VexByte]

I know that Simple driver installation, ease of physical installation and diagnostic lights are an external modem's main advantages. I've also heard that External Dialup modem is typically faster and is also able to filter out the telephone line noise etc and most of the External Dialup modems are also Voice & Fax enabled.

So what are the other pros of External Dialup modems when compared to the Internal Dialup modems ?

[freebird]

simply tell-external modems are the real modems;
internal modems are software-emulated modem or windows only modem or win-modem.

[sakumar79]

Also, when you have a problem, you dont have to open the cpu to check the modem if you use external modem...

Arun

[Ray]

u can use external modems in both linux and windows but internal modems r mainly win modems and only work with windows.

[ravi_9793]

Originally Posted by Ray

u can use external modems in both linux and windows but internal modems r mainly win modems and only work with windows.

who told you that???

[alsiladka]

Guys, you people are getting it all wrong.

External Modems come with their own Power Adapters and require power seperatly. They come in their own casing.

Whereas Internal Modems, are only addon cards, which take in power from the CPU and do not have any external casing.

External modems are only Internal Modems along with casing and their individual power source. Also, some of the external modems support more phone lines than internal modems.

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Originally Posted by VexByte

I know that Simple driver installation, ease of physical installation and diagnostic lights are an external modem's main advantages. I've also heard that External Dialup modem is typically faster and is also able to filter out the telephone line noise etc and most of the External Dialup modems are also Voice & Fax enabled.

So what are the other pros of External Dialup modems when compared to the Internal Dialup modems ?

There is no major difference between Internal and External Modems....just that the External one can be used on different PC.

Think of benefits of Laptop to a Desktop

No Internal Modems have Voice and FAX options atleast mine 5 yr old DLINK does which i never use now

[varunprabhakar]

Originally Posted by sukhdeepsinghkohli

No Internal Modems have Voice and FAX options atleast mine 5 yr old DLINK does which i never use now

mine has

Originally Posted by alsiladka

Guys, you people are getting it all wrong.

External Modems come with their own Power Adapters and require power seperatly. They come in their own casing.

Whereas Internal Modems, are only addon cards, which take in power from the CPU and do not have any external casing.

External modems are only Internal Modems along with casing and their individual power source. Also, some of the external modems support more phone lines than internal modems.

totally agree

[freebird]

Originally Posted by ravi_9793

who told you that???

A known fact.winmodems>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winmode...s_a_brand_name

A Softmodem is a software modem designed to use a host computer's resources (mostly CPU power and RAM but sometimes even audio hardware) instead of dedicated hardware of its own, unlike traditional modems.
They are also referred to as a Winmodem because the first commercially available softmodems mostly targeted the Microsoft Windows operating system running on IBM-PC compatibles. Although their usage has become more widespread over other operating systems and machines e.g. embedded systems and Linux, they are still difficult to use on operating systems besides Windows due to lack of vendor support and lack of a standard device interface. The term "Winmodem" is a trademark of U.S. Robotics but it is usually used to describe other modems with similar technologies.

ppl are posting wrong things like someone posted external modems are internal modems with casings and powersupply=A BIG LIE.

[VexByte]

But the Internal modems can be used in Linux and not on Windows alone -
http://www.linmodems.org/

I've also heard that External modems are typically faster than the Internal ones on a same telephone line. Is that true ?

So the Softmodem(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softmodem) that's mentioned in Wikipedia same as that the Internal modems available here in India ? I've felt that the article is written based on the American/European context.

[The Outsider]

Originally Posted by VexByte

But the Internal modems can be used in Linux and not on Windows alone -

very few of them can actually be used on linux and still give problems cause of lack of proper drivers.

Originally Posted by VexByte

So the Softmodem(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softmodem) that's mentioned in Wikipedia same as that the Internal modems available here in India ?

yes, its the same.

[Pravas]

ok i am totally unaware of various modems, so please suggest me a good modem?.. Is the modem supplied by BSNL service is good enough that it doesn't need to be replaced..No i am recieving a good connection speed...but i i could get better

[freebird]

^ are u talking about dataone adsl? the CPE is a router/modem,while earlier posts are on dial up internet modems,which our windows geeks are explaining as internal and external modems are the same!wrong.
as @chess said internal modems are windows only modems and external modems are the REAL modems which can work on real superior OS like Linux,BSDs and MAC.

I am amazed by Windows Users knowledge!grow up.