Seany's Review of Alcatel SpeedTouch USB Wireless Modems and Routers Reviews
13th Jul 2004
Overall Rating
- Value for money
- Ease of Set Up
- Time Modem and Networking Equipment Owned6 - 12 Months
- Ease of Use
Small easy to install and reliable.
Bad Points
Has a problem when used with Windows 98/ME
The computer will not boot beyond the Windows splash screen.
General Comments
The Alcatel Speed Touch USB is a fantastic little modem. Extremely fast and very reliable when used with Windows XP.
There is a Driver update available for Windows 98/ME which definitely cures the problems.
It's maximum speed is supposed to be 576.0 Kbps but mine has achieved 615.0 Kbps on a good day but only around 70.0 Kbps when the network is very busy.
I have found it to be a very good and reliable product.
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Seany
on 7th Aug 2004
Web Links
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GPL Speedtouch USB driver homepage
This site gives the status of a GPL driver project for the ADSL SpeedTouch USB modem originally manufactured by Alcatel (the Alcatel's modem branch is now part of Thomson Multimedia).
speedtouch.sourceforge.net -
SpeedTouchConf - Home
NOTE: This driver only supports the SpeedTouch USB / SpeedTouch 330 modems, not the 530 nor any other modems under the SpeedTouch brand. ... Alcatel SpeedTouch USB Modem - Linux Configuration : Home
steve-parker.org -
http://www.speedtouchdsl.com/support.htm
www.speedtouchdsl.com -
www.xsproject.org - Alcatel SpeedTouch USB driver for *BSD
This page is here to provide a driver and support for the Alcatel Speedtouch 330 USB under *BSD . This driver is in opensource except proprietary part downloaded from Thomson website.
www.xsproject.org -
Ameritech.net: Alcatel SpeedTouch USB Modem Driver for Windows XP >
Installation Instructions: Windows XP Alcatel SpeedTouch USB Modem Drivers ... Once you've downloaded the driver, plug in your Alcatel Speed Touch USB Modem. Windows Plug and Play will launch:
www.snet.net -
Alcatel Speedtouch Driver
If you are not using the CD Version Above the Latest Driver Release for the Alcatel Speed Touch USB Modem is Avaliable for download below.
home.clara.net -
Alcatel Speed Touch USB ADSL Annex A, B
Location: Home » Modem Mfcs » Alcatel » Speed Touch USB ADSL Annex A, B ... Alcatel SpeedTouch 240 picture
www.modem-help.co.uk -
Alcatel SpeedTouch 330 3.0.1.5 Driver for Windows 9X/ME/NT/2K/XP
NOTE: If you have problems downloading Alcatel SpeedTouch 330 3.0.1.5, please try to stop using your download manager and avoid right clicking on files.
drivers.softpedia.com -
Thomson - Broadband UK - Home
Internet Service Providers ... Thomson DSL products are available for direct consumer purchase online , are available through channel sales distribution partners and ... ; Note: For technical assistance,
www.thomson.net -
Details for Alcatel Speedtouch USB
Compatibility database » Hardware » Network » Alcatel Speedtouch USB ... Drivers available on the alcatel website if your distros don't recognised it stay away
www.linuxcompatible.org
This review refers to the Alcatel Speedtouch 330 USB modem.
If you have problems with it then why not visit the Speedtouch website.
They openly admit that there has been a problem with the original driver when used with Windows 98 and Windows Millenium edition, but they offer you a choice of either a driver update to add to your existing installation, or a completely new version of the driver.
I have used mine on Windows XP for 12 months with no problems whatsoever.
A good tip is to install the driver and then re-start the computer before plugging the modem into the USB socket. This gives the driver a chance to load properly.
Sean