This ADSL USB modem allows connection to high‑speed Internet using ADSL technology (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line). I am connected at 1024 KB, so the download speed is about 120–130 kb/s. When I imagine that less than half a year ago I was downloading at 4–5 kb/s, it makes me feel a bit sick.

So far I am satisfied with this modem — even though I’ve had it only half a year, no major problems have occurred. It disconnected itself a few times, but that may not have been the modem’s fault. I am connected through a standard telephone line into which I plugged a splitter that separates the signal into an analog part (towards the regular telephone) and a digital part that goes to the PC through the modem. The modem has only 2 connectors: USB to the PC and an RJ‑11 connector for the line cable. Of course, it also has 5 indicator LEDs. Installation was very simple (Windows recognizes it via plug & play). Naturally, I also received an installation CD with it.


Dimensions: 130 x 107 x 27 mm
Features:
• Switchable Annex A and Annex B
• External power supply not required
• Plug & Play for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
• Ethernet over ATM, IP over ATM, PPP over ATM and PPP over Ethernet
• Support for audio and video streaming
• Simple and intuitive graphical interface
• Software upgrade capability

Technical Specifications
• Conexant chipset
• Full‑rate ADSL ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, G.DMT
• Downstream: Up to 8 Mbps at 32 Kbps
• Upstream: Up to 1 Mbps at 32 Kbps G.LITE
• USB 1.1 Host Powered – powered through USB interface

Supported Protocols
• RFC 1483 (Ethernet over ATM)
• RFC 2364 (PPP over ATM)
• RFC 1577 (IP over ATM)
• RFC 2516 (PPP over Ethernet)
• ITU‑T G.992.1
• ITU‑T G.992.2
• ITU‑T G.994.1

Supported OS
• Windows 98SE/ME
• Windows 2000/XP

Software Interface
• MS NDIS 4.0 WAN miniport
• NDIS 4.0 LAN miniport
• NDIS 5.0 ATM miniport for RAS and Dial‑up Networking

Connection
• ADSL interface: Standard telephone RJ‑11
• USB interface: Standard USB cable

Specifications taken from the official Microcom website.