We disabled the Vibrant's built-in modem, then connected each modem over a standard dedicated home telephone line, located about 21,000 feet from the telephone company's switching office. We made calls to AOL's K56flex and x2 test number in New York, about 45 miles away. Windows 95 instantly recognized each PC Card on insertion into the slot. We loaded the drivers off the floppy disk and had each up and running within minutes. Included is Smartcom LE, a communications software package with file-transfer, fax, and voice mail functions.
Documentation consists of a detailed booklet.
Note, however, that these devices are highly sensitive to line conditions. Further testing might have yielded more favorable results. Documentation consists of a thin yet thorough pamphlet. The Viking card includes Smith Micro Software's QuickLink Mobile, which provides fax and file-transfer capabilities. We connected easily and consistently to AOLs test number at 44 Kbps, on the average.