Anyone hear of ZEI brand modems ? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 10, 2024, 06:48:14 pm
content: I found a nice old 1200 baud external modem, it looks like the usual Hayes smart modem clone, complete with removable front panel to access a bunch of DIP switches.Thing is, there is nothing popping up for ZEI brand modems. Anyone ever heard of these?Hey it was 8$ with power supply. It looks like a metal badge is missing on the power supply, so there's no info to be had there.

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 10, 2024, 11:55:02 pm
content: Zyxel perhaps?

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 12, 2024, 08:50:40 pm
content: Thanks but I think this modem predates that company. No big deal. Another trinket to put on display. It looks new though, that's what jumped out at me, I mean there's not even a scratch.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 17, 2024, 07:49:08 am
content: Any clues on the PCB itself?

author: helius
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2024, 01:48:01 am
content: The same extruded aluminum frame was used by other brands like Supra and Zoom.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2024, 02:01:20 am
content: That looks like a Taiwanese modem I used to see, back in the days when things like that were actually made in Taiwan, with a variety of different names on the front. I don't know who made it. You might find a name on the PCB that is its actual OEM.

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 22, 2024, 09:16:30 pm
content: Yeah I wanted to take it apart but... the warranty void stickers are intact, all three of them. It really looks new.There is no logic here, it's just a hobby.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 02, 2025, 01:19:35 am
content: Does the board not just slide out with the front panel removed?

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 02, 2025, 07:05:39 am
content: Quote from: Halcyon on January 02, 2025, 01:19:35 amNo, there is at least one standoff that is screwed in from the bottom and passes through the PCB. You can see it in the first photo.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 03, 2025, 02:49:14 am
content: Quote from: Kean on January 02, 2025, 07:05:39 amAh bugger

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2025, 03:05:54 pm
content: Yeah the stickers are over the screw holes for the standoffs. Oh well. It's a trinket on a shelf for now. It was either that or a plastic plant from IKEA.

author: pqass
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2025, 06:27:14 pm
content: I have a modem that looks very similar to yours but is branded "smarTEAM".It doesn't have grooves in the case and the RJ11s and power switch+entry are swapped.Just two screws under the 25pin connector and it slides out.Yours is probably a later model from the same OEM.I have a manual.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 09, 2025, 08:29:39 pm
content: Quote from: pqass on January 09, 2025, 06:27:14 pmTeam Technology is the actual maker. They are (or at least were) a Hong Kong maker of various telephony products, like modems and answering machines.

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 10, 2025, 12:01:32 am
content: That's awesome! For sure they share a common ancestor.