For two years I've cursed the phone wiring in my new house, and in St Louis Park in general, because I couldn't connect at above 28.8kbps. Then for no reason I decided to look at my modem manufacturer's site and discover that two years ago my modem was recalled :( . So now I'm looking for a good quality (not making that mistake again) modem that works with Linux, ideally doesn't require external power (may need to use in the UK) and can sneak under my wife's expenditure radar. Any suggestions? Cheers, Paul