Best Data 56K V.92 External Fax Modem (56SX92)

by Best Data

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006483M
• Item model number: 56SX92
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,980 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 19, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Smart One 56K V.92/V.44 Data/Fax Modems feature the new generation of accessing the Internet at super fast speeds with new features that add convenience and performance for modem users.

Features

• Connect Faster: Quickconnect reduces the start-up time required to establish a connection. Cut your connect time by up to 40% or more
• Download Faster: New V.44 compression delivers up to 40% more through-put for HTML documents & pages
• Internet Call-Waiting: V.92 standard features Modem-on-Hold, allowing you to receive a incoming call and stay connected to the Internet (Call-Waiting service from your phone company is required)
• Controller-based Modem delivers the reliability of a hardware-based connection without using your PC's processor

With the V.92 56K modem - you get it all. Faster web browsing. Faster connect speeds. Take phone calls while online.

• Send documents at high speeds to fax machines or fax-modems
• Send Video Email
• Play games via the Internet
• Quick and Easy to install and use

Fax Features (With included fax software)

• Fax Broadcasting: Send out faxes to multiple locations
• Fax Scheduling: Take advantage of low phone rates
• Fax Merging: Combine documents from a different application into one fax
• Multiple fax phone list

System Requirements

• An IBM 486, Pentium or Higher
• A CD-ROM Drive
• A hard disk with 20MB available
• 32 MB RAM
• Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000,Linux, DOS and XP
• A standard analog telephone line
• Internet Service Provider (ISP) needs to support V.92 for advanced features
• Must have call waiting (for Internet on Hold feature)
• This product uses a 9 volt AC 1000mA power adapter.

Product Description

Best Data (56SX92) 56K V.92 EXT Data/Fax Modem

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars works flawlessly, September 30, 2003

By 

Mark Guzowski (Idaho Falls, Idaho USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Data 56K V.92 External Fax Modem (56SX92) (Personal Computers)

Seems to be your basic decent modem. No on-off switch, no external volume control, and no second jack for another phone. Other than that though, it's utterly fine (I can get great connect speeds).

want to determine what the maximum possible throughput is for your twisted pair? do the following:

1. go outside to the telco's customer access box (which is on most
houses these days, even ancient ones). open up the box, and plug
your laptop into the line you use for modem access (same type of
plug as always for connecting). before you can plug in, you'll
need to remove the existing plug, which is what connects your
house's wiring to the telco's wiring.

2. dial-up your isp and see what speed you can get. this is the max
speed without your house's wiring. in case it isn't obvious: your
house's wiring can seriously screw things up. i can get 52k
directly, and close to that using my house's wiring.

3. now put the customer access box back the way the phone guys had it,
and go back inside. once inside, disconnect all other phones from
the wiring & dial-up again. this max speed should be real close,
if not exactly similar, to what you saw outside. if it isn't,
you've got potentially a variety of problems in your house's
wiring, including but not limited to:

a. corroded connections somewhere
b. capacitance/inductance bleed-through, so to speak, on one of
your jacks (i actually had this - a crappy, unused, jack was
screwing things up)
c. etc.

4. once you've fixed all the above (which isn't fun), put all your
phones back on the line & try connecting again. if you don't get
the same speed as always (or pretty darn close), see a thru c above
(this time it's in one of your phones). note that phones do place
a load on the line, so don't necessarily expect exactly the same
speed as before. ...there is a real reason for buying a 2nd phone
line just for modem access...

some people just accept their connect speed as "god's will," or "the telco's fault". either of those might really be the case, but until you check you'll never know. and don't expect the telco to do all of the above for you, even if you have inside wire maintenance (they actually used to in the old days, for data-grade lines, which cost more, but these days...).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This modem definately does work with Windows XP, September 2, 2005

By 

G. Ciaramitaro "Big Joe" (Brooklyn) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Data 56K V.92 External Fax Modem (56SX92) (Personal Computers)

The only reason I'm giving this modem 4 stars instead of 5 is that I had to jump through hoops to get the right drivers installed on Windows XP.

At first I thought it was my Vonage line that was causing my modem to not detect a proper dialtone.. but as it turns out, the drivers that windows XP try to use with this modem do not work!

I'm not sure if this review page will let me put links to other sites, so let me tell you that I googled "Best Data Modem Drivers" and found a conexant support page which lists detailed steps to determine the chipset of your modem. I found out that this modem is an HSF modem (not sure if all versions of it are so I suggest you follow the links at the end of this page to find your correct chipset).

That page also let's you download the correct drivers for the modem. I updated the drivers with the specific drivers I downloaded. Go to device manager, go to the modem, click update drivers, then select I will find them myself and have disk. Point it to the directory of the unzipped drivers you just downloaded. Install, restart, and BAM! modem works. It actually worked before I even logged in as my MS fax console started dialing as soon as computer completed boot up.

Granted, better tech support would make this a better modem. But, as it turns out, with a little self-help, you can still buy the value product and have it work great!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful, awful, awful!, February 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Data 56K V.92 External Fax Modem (56SX92) (Personal Computers)

The Best Data modem is one of the worst supported modems I have encountered in the 20+ years I have been using them. Outdated drivers are sure to give you a BSOD on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Tech Support is a joke, and I have yet to find anyone else with any idea how to make this modem work well. Buy at your own risk.