Customer Reviews

RCA RC930 Caller-ID-Compatible Wireless Modem Jack

5 star:		(30)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(26)

 

 

I needed a quick solution for my TiVo and Directv video setup. Both require a phone jack for downloading program data. This was the solution I was looking for. It worked right out of the box with about 5 minutes setup time to find the best connection. There is even some thinking on a major TiVo forum that this product will protect your modem from surges.

This is a good product, if you have a modem that's 33.6K and below! The product description is inaccurate. When I received the product, the package says, "Works up to 33.6K." It is Caller ID compatible and you can send and receive data and faxes, but only up to 33.6K. Well, I was going to return it, but I could use it for my phone.

If you don't want to run a new phone jack to accomodate a PTV recorder such as Tivo or ReplayTV, this jack works just fine. While it may only be connecting at 33.6 or so, it has been rock solid reliable since I've gotten it, and saved the expense of installing a new jack. I wouldn't use this instead of a real jack for a 56K modem, but for applications where speed isn't critical (like Tivo), this works great.

Well, the device doesn't work for me in my house. I can get the device to dial a remote modem, but static noice eliminates any hope of a sustained reliable connection. Even when i shorten the distance, i can only get 14.4k speed and the connection still drops.

I was having all the same frustrations as the other reviewers. I had horrible humming and buzzing - it was quite frustrating. I thought it had something to do with the range, but after playing with it for an hour or so, I discovered that this device *needs* to be plugged directly into your wall jacks to work as intended. If you plug it into a surge protector or UPS (like I had done), you get a bunch of noise and really [bad] connections.

Now that I've plugged both units directly into wall jacks, my FAX machine is now happily working.

I was quite concerned with buying this based off of the mixed review it has received. However, having used it now for several months, I am totally satisfied with this product. Nightly since I installed it, it has not missed downloading the programming from Panasonic for my Replay TV DVR.

I have it set up all the way on the far end of my kitchen going to the far end of my living room (about 35 feet). I have it plugged in in my kitchen pretty much underneath a flourescent lamp, still with no issues. Recommended.

I've used the RCA RC930 Wireless Modem Jacks to create a poor man's wireless network in my home. It works! And I love it! I can now sit in any chair of my house, surf the web, and print (across the room) to my wireless HP 995 Bluetooth printer.

My system consists of two sets of RCA Wireless Modem Jacks (a sender and receiver unit in each set) -- one set for the upstairs and one set for the downstairs (which appear to be on separate circuits and are not connected); a 3Com Bluetooth PC card for my laptop; and a HP 995 Bluetooth printer.

I now use my laptop in the following manner: first, I plug the RCA receiving unit into the wall outlet nearest where I want to sit; then I turn on the printer; and finally, I extend the little blue tooth-shaped antenna (how cute!) on the laptop's PC card -- and I'm all set to go!

The RCA Modem Jack is good up to 56k, which is ok since I don't have internet cable or DSL service in my area. But I'll gladly trade-off mobility for speed any day. Here's why.

My desktop computers (old and new) are in my upstairs bedrooms -- where I can't use them when my family is sleeping. They are also far away from where my family spends most of its time -- and that's downstairs by the TV's.

With the RCA wireless modem jacks, I can now access the internet --- while watching TV with my family; and I can surf the net long after everyone has gone to sleep -- when internet speeds are fastest. The connection is fairly clean (free of static); and the transfer speed is nearly as fast as if I had accessed the phone jack directly.

I've gotten very used to sitting in my favorite chair and surfing the net. When cable or DSL eventually come to my neighborhood, I guess I'll have to set up a wireless network in my home (for a lot more money) -- in order to maintain my mobility.

Until then, I'll use the next best thing -- RCA's Wireless Modem Jacks. They're great!

There was too much line noise, even in short distances. I ended up just adding a new jack to the room that didn't have one (rather than using this device).

I frankly didn't think that this product would work in my house, in that the wiring is very old as is the phone line. But it was easy to setup and worked right away. Even though I have a 56k modem I was never able to connect faster than 36 bps. With the wireless I'm getting connected between 26.4 bps and 33 bps. I'm happy with it. Still waiting for the day broadband comes to my neighborhood, though.

Using it for a DSS system and is very dependable. Works as advertised, beats wiring thru the walls. Just used for a satellite system for pay-per-views etc. Only took 10 minutes to hook up 1 transmitter and 2 receivers (One for each sattelite receiver). Yes it is cheaper to wire phone lines, but this way is A LOT easier and faster by far. Highly recommend for sattelite systems. Like I said I NEVER made a call on a "phone" with these units, I only use for sattelite's.