[ltp] X201s vs X201 vs X220

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Sun, 19 Jun 2011, Bjørn Mork wrote:
> I must admit than I'm a bit puzzled by the requirement.  It's strange
> enough to have access to an analog phone line, but it's even stranger to

Uh?  All POTS lines are analog, although the phone exchange side most
certainly won't be in any reasonably modern part of the world.

> have such access in multiple sites (implied by the requirement for a
> builtin modem).

IME, you can find a POTS FXS port just about everywhere.  It is a damn
useful fallback when travelling around.

> Anyway, how about buying something like
> http://www.multitech.com/en_US/PRODUCTS/Families/MultiMobileUSB/
> or any other USB modem supporting cdc-acm (and therefore usable in Linux
> with the cdc-acm class driver)?

That would be the way forward, yes.  Same for RS232 ports.  Just make triple
sure it is cdc-acm, and NOT a USB-audio device (USB-attached winmodems! THE
HORROR!).

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