I got a new Inspiron 8500 (running XP Professional) with the built-in PCTEL 2304WT modem.  The modem driver is 2.50.52.0, dated 6/13/2003.  When I am using the modem, the mouse cursor disappears and the computer does not respond at times (I guess a 2.6 GHz chip is not enough for this modem).  Is this normal with this kind of Winmodems?  Is there a way to avoid this problem? 

Needless to say, I am disappointed with this modem.  It just does not live up to the quality of this computer.  Although I do not use the modem very frequently, I am very tempted to buy a real PCMCIA modem (or whatever they are called these days).  Before I do this, I would like if there are workarounds for these problems.

Thanks,

Gabriel

PS: I got the 2.50.52.0 driver via Windows Update.  I was trying to install the driver in the Dell site (2.50.0043; file R53654.EXE), but it does not want to install. 

Message Edited by gabriel_toro on 10-19-2003 02:05 PM