DSL Modem/Router wanted

[Brian Densmore]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: djgoku [mailto:djgoku at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:52 AM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: Re: DSL Modem/Router wanted
> 
> 
> http://skype.com/products/skypeout/rates/all_rates.html
> 
> For calling. There is also a Linux client =). 
Yeah, can't hope to do much better than $0.017/minute
Thanks for finding it.

> 
> I think that the cheapest thing to do is probably find out how they do
> things over there with networking (I don't think is much if anything
> different) and just buy a linksys/netgear or compatible cable/dsl
> router. Just buy online and ship to her just that simple, you might
> need to purchase another cable with that cable/dsl router.
Yeah he should be able to mail a package to her without a lot of expense
(relatively speaking). Which is probably why he's seeking a used one from.
The only gotcha to worry about is will a US DSL/modem work out of the box
in England? Or did they pull some sneaky crap like with DVD players or
are the phone jacks different. In which case a custom made cable might also need
to be made before shipping. As, I suspect Jonathan's wife doesn't have any means
of making a custom phone cable. The possible cable issue is the only issue I would 
suspect is necessary to deal with as she probably already has an adaptor for the
wall socket.

I'd be curious to know why the usb-pcmcia option didn't work. Moot that it is.
A windows 98 issue? 

Brian Densmore