alcatel speedtouch usb review

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Average Ratings
Quality5.8/10 Based on 24 ratings
Ease of Set Up8.7/10 Based on 3 ratings
Ease of Use8.7/10 Based on 3 ratings
Value for Money4.6/10
Reviewer Rating4.1/10
Overall Rating4.1/10 Based on 36 ratings
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Review of Alcatel SpeedTouch USB Wireless Routers & Modems

By Mouse Nightshirt on 21st Jul 2004

Mouse Nightshirt's Ratings
Time Modem and Networking Equipment Owned6 - 12 Months
Ease of Set Up8/10
Ease of Use7/10
Value for money7/10
Overall value7/10
yes Mouse Nightshirt's recommendation

Good Points

Very good, and reliable
Decent for average speed broadband access

Bad Points

Causes severe instability on AMD processor systems utilising less than USB 2.0

General Comments

The Alcatel Speed Touch USB modem came free with my ISP package, but is still reasonably cheap otherwise. An absolute breeze to install, and reliable with good support from the manufacturers.

However, on testing of various systems, this modem will cause regular freezing of many AMD processor systems if you are not using USB 2.0. So if you have an AMD system, with no USB 2.0 support, then either get a different modem or buy a USB 2.0 PCI card (not that expensive and useful anyway).

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