lazza.'s Review of Alcatel SpeedTouch USB Wireless Modems and Routers Reviews
3rd Mar 2003
Overall Rating
- Value for money
- Quality
i got the Alcatel Speed Touch USB free cause my boss felt like being nice one day
Bad Points
it sucks, random disconnections and then a error of no dial tone, occassionally requiring a reboot to fix
General Comments
Well im glad i didnt have to pay for this , i just feel a little sad that my boss tried to do something nice and now i have to go and buy a real adsl modem/router, thats gonna make my boss feel like he wasted his time and money im sure :-(
I've had the phone company test and then retest my lines , ive had a replacement speedtouch modem , i've had alcatel support on the phone various times , had my ISP involved and guess what , yup it still disconnects randomly and leaving me with a "no dial tone error" and the adsl light flashing due to loss of sync.
Tried updating from the 1.4 driver to the 1.6 driver to the 2.0.1 driver and still does it , if this frog was was real frog and not a ugly looking modem i would of feed it to the french by now. buyers beware thats all i can say.
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Members' Comments onlazza.'s Review
cliff2003 on 10th Oct 2003
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 -
http://www.speedtouchdsl.com/support.htm
www.speedtouchdsl.com -
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 -
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
I've used the Speedtouch modem "Frog" for 18 months now with two different ISPs....and without a problem at all.
I think it's great compared to some of the others I've had the privelege of setting up for friends.
I wish they could get the frog and leave some of the setup heartache behind.
Full marks to Thomson for a great product.