The Open Electronics GSM/GPRS/GPS modem includes a header for an FTDI USB serial chip and a GSM module. Plug one into your computer and after a few short commands into a terminal, you’ve got a serial ...

[nickjohnson] sent in today’s hack. Mike removed the extraneous hardware, just leaving the UART on this IBM PCMCIA modem and replaced it with a SMD MAX241 ttl-rs232 converter. He added a new end to ...

This 66-year-old precursor to USB refuses to become obsolete ...

Does anyone know how I can connect to my DSL router over the serial port? The router manual simple says to connect your terminal or terminal emulator turn it on, and then turn on the router. I have ...

Hi,<BR><BR>My GF's sister has a winXP machine to which she wants to attach a 2nd hand modem to connect to the internet with.<BR><BR>This modem has no markings on it telling me what brand it is - it ...

For anyone who experienced it, the screeching hiss of a modem handshaking over copper phone wires is unforgettable. The technology may have tied up the family phone line, but modems were the gateways ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ — ViaSat (Nasdaq: VSAT) has received additional orders for its MD-1366 EBEM modems including the Ethernet Service Expansion Module (ESEM) baseband interface. To ...