Pretec 56k Compact Flash Modem for PDA/ Pocket PC & portable devices w/ CF slot

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• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004T2LJ
• Item model number: OCFMF
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,967 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 24, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Pretec's CompactModem is among the first and smallest 56 Kbps fax/data modem cards for Pocket PCs and Windows CE-based PDAs and handheld PCs. It allows you to browse the Internet and send or receive both faxes and e-mails from your Pocket PC device. All you need is an ordinary household analog phone line to connect to and you are ready to go. The Pretec CompactModem is compatible with both CompactFlash I and II card slots. It supports data transfer at speeds up to 56 Kbps and fax transmission at 14.4 Kbps. This card features low 3.3-volt power consumption and innovative power management, including programmable sleep modes, so it won't drain precious battery resources from your Pocket PC.

Pretec's fax/modem also supports the V.80 application interface, so it is capable of operating with any H.324 video phone system. This functionality provides you with affordable video conferencing over ordinary telephone lines. By adding an optional CompactFlash adapter, the card becomes a PC card for use with most notebook computers and instruments with PCMCIA slots. Pretec's CompactModem works with Windows 95, 98, NT, and, most importantly, Pocket PC and Windows CE environments. For a complete list of compatible devices, click Technical Data in the left navigation bar.

Product Description
Pretec's 56K Fax/Modem is based on the K56flexTM and supporting ITU-T V.90 standard which delivers up to 56Kbps downloads utilizing ordinary analog phone line.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

142 of 144 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It works! What's more to say?, April 28, 2000

By	Phaedrus (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

When you're buying a modem for a pocket computer, you're probably not interested in bells and whistles; you want something that's as small and as reliable as possible, that will let you connect to the Internet and check your email or surf the Web.

The Pretec modem fits that need perfectly. There's no flashing LEDs, no driver discs; the box contains nothing but the tiny modem, a phone cord and a brief instruction manual. (There's not even an AOL disc. They must be slipping.)

I was able to get connected in less than ten minutes, without touching the instruction manual. Just slip the modem into the slot, plug in the phone cord, set up a few basic connection settings, and you're off and running. If your ISP supports WIndows dialup networking, it will very probably support this.

The manual is the weak spot; the installation settings it describes on page 7 and 8 may well not match up with those needed. Since the dialogs used to configure the Pocket PC are quite similar to the dialogs used to set up Windows dial-up networking, you'll want to have your ISP's setup instructions available.

In conclusion, this product is certainly more than worthwhile; it gives you full-featured dialup capabilities in only a few cubic inches of space.

One final caveat: This product is also known as the "Pocket PC Email Expansion Pack". If you've just purchased a Pocket PC, you may find that there's a special offer included for this expansion pack, and you'll want to check out that offer's pricing and terms before deciding where to buy.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm using the modem right now, May 1, 2000

By	"g3redmond" (Redmond, WA) - See all my reviews

i got the HP 545 and Pretec modem and I'm sitting in bed right now writing this review. this is great......

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Support is great, May 16, 2000

By	Abian Tai (Boston, Mass.) - See all my reviews

Initially I had some problem setting up ISP configuration on my Casio E-115 with Pretec CompactModem. I called up Pretec, 510-440-0535 as listed in the "Company" on their Website, and asked for tech support. I found that there is actually a direct tech support line at 510-580-8339. The guy that helped me was pretty knowledgeable and walked me through the steps of setting up ISP for my email account. They put a little "ISP Configuration guide" on their Web, under "Tech support" and "CompactModem" area. It's pretty comprehensive. The modem card is working pretty well.