Motorola, Inc. (BitSURFR, ModemSURFR, VoiceSURFR)

Motorola, Inc.		Modem Manufacturers/Retailers
BitSURFR, MobileSURFR, ModemSURFR, OnlineSURFR, VoiceSURFR The updated web-site is here. *Index to contents:*
	BitSURFR Pro ISDN TA ISA	BitSURFR Pro EZ ISDN TA External
	BitSURFR Pro EZ ISDN TA ISA	BT Ignition ISDN TA ISA
	MobileSURFR 56K Data/Fax PCMCIA	ModemSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax External
	ModemSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax ISA	ModemSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax External
	ModemSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax ISA	ModemSURFR 56K Data/Fax ISA
	ModemSURFR 56K Data/Fax ISA	OnlineSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax External
	OnlineSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax ISA	SM56 Soft Data/Fax/Voice ISA - Identifiers: SLM0124, SMM4201/2, SYS001/2, WIN5601/2
	SM56 Soft Data/Fax/Voice PCI	SM56 Soft AC-Link Data/Fax/Voice AMR
	SM56 Soft AC-Link Data/Fax/Voice CNR	SM56 Soft AC-Link Data/Fax/Voice MDC
	VoiceSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax/Voice External	VoiceSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax/Voice ISA
	VoiceSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax/Voice External	VoiceSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax/Voice ISA
	VoiceSURFR 36.6K Plus Data/Fax/Voice External	VoiceSURFR 36.6K Plus Data/Fax/Voice ISA
	VoiceSURFR 56K Data/Fax/Voice External	VoiceSURFR 56K Data/Fax/Voice ISA
	General Notes

Modem Models
BitSURFR Pro ISDN TA ISA
BitSURFR Pro EZ ISDN TA External
BitSURFR Pro EZ ISDN TA ISA
BT Ignition ISDN TA ISA
Chipset: Motorola Flashable ROM: Yes Type: Hard
Links:

International Firmware & Drivers (FTP Site)
US Firmware & Drivers (FTP) (ISDN SURFR Windows Setup info)

Notes: The INF file supplied with the BitSufr does not allow connection to Freeserve. The BT Ignition is a re-badged BitSufr & it's INF file does allow connection.
20 Jul 2001 Paul Mullen of Computer Shopper recommends this site for the INF file that allows a BT Ignition to connect, and this site for info on connections.
28 May 2001 Thanks to Paul Mullen for the links above & the following info:
Paul states that the BitSURFR handles the second channel correctly, unlike many other TAs. It will initially connect with just one channel, dial the second channel when needed for large downloads, then automatically drop back to a single channel when transfer rate falls or if there is an incoming call on either of the attached numbers.
The current firmware version is found by entering ATI8 in a terminal program.
For init strings Paul recommends a Belgium site (because of the explanations offered) & points out that the strings used depends on both Protocol (V.120, PPP, MLPPP etc.) and also the number & type of channels used. Some old USA (and some European) telephone systems can only handle 56k channels, whilst most Euopean are 64k. Most ISPs will use PPP for single channel applications and MLPPP for multi-channel connections.

Initialisation: "AT&F&C1&D2" (no quotes)
64k PPP: "%A4=0" (no quotes)
128k MLPPP: "'at'B0=2%A4=0" (no quotes)
ISP requires CHAPS: "M2=M" (no quotes - may require firmware upgrade to 3B or later)

06 May 1999 Motorola have announced that they have discontinued this product.
MobileSURFR 56K Data/Fax PCMCIA
ModemSURFR 56K Data/Fax External
ModemSURFR 56K Data/Fax ISA
VoiceSURFR 56K Data/Fax/Voice External
VoiceSURFR 56K Data/Fax/Voice ISA
Chipset: Motorola Flashable ROM: Yes Type: Hard
Links:

Firmware & Drivers

V.90 Firmware (FTP)
K56Flex Firmware v1.009
FTP Site
v90.motorola FTP Site
Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, UK, USA

Documentation

Notes: the English V90 upgrade was reported to work poorly with Freeserve. The Danish V90 flash is reported to work well in Britain.
06 May 1999 Motorola have announced that they have discontinued this product.

ModemSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax External
ModemSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax ISA
ModemSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax External
ModemSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax ISA
OnlineSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax External
OnlineSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax ISA
VoiceSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax/Voice External
VoiceSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax/Voice ISA
VoiceSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax/Voice External
VoiceSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax/Voice ISA
Chipset: Motorola Flashable ROM: No Type: Hard
Links:

Drivers - FTP Site
Documentation

Notes:
06 May 1999 Motorola have announced that they have discontinued these products.

SM56 Soft Data/Fax/Voice ISA - Identifiers: SLM0124, SMM4201/2, SYS001/2, WIN5601/2
SM56 Soft Data/Fax/Voice PCI
Chipset: Motorola SM56 Soft Flashable ROM: No Type: Soft
Links:

Drivers:

ISA win95/98/NT4 (3rd Site) Linux + win95/98 Build 67.1
PCI win95/98/NT4/2000 (2nd Site - Universal Drivers) win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 (3rd Site) Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Build 84
PCI II Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Build 84

The ISA manufacturer is found by examining the last 7 digits of the identifier produced in More Info...:

SLM0124: Solomon Technologies (Taiwan - no drivers)
SMM4201, SMM4202: Shark Multimedia (USA)
SYS001, SYS002: Sysgration (Taiwan - no drivers)
WIN5601, WIN5602: Ares Micro (USA) or Wintop (Taiwan)

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
Warning! v3.0 Build 62.1 is the first that gives reliable connection to Freeserve [more info].
01 Jul 2001 Motorola SPD announces that it is discontinuing all soft modem products and future development. Technical Support will be available until 31 Dec 2001
06 Nov 1999 v3.0 Build 62.1 {PCI} & ISA uninstaller now available as a download here [this site].
23 Aug 1999 v3.0 Build 62.1 {ISA} now available as a download here. [this site]
07 Mar 1999 Thanks to Michael Crow for the updated link on upgrades.
06 May 1999 Motorola have announced that they are going to concentrate on this product!
Spring 1998 Motorola announces that they are to abandon support for the chipset.
SM56 Soft AC-Link Data/Fax/Voice AMR
SM56 Soft AC-Link Data/Fax/Voice CNR
SM56 Soft AC-Link Data/Fax/Voice MDC
Chipset: Motorola SM56 Soft AC-Link Flashable ROM: No Type: Soft
Links:

Drivers:

Motorola SM56 generic AMR win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 (2nd Site) Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Build 84 (Intel, VIA & SiS chipset MBs)
Motorola SM56 generic CNR win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 (2nd Site) Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Build 84 (Intel, VIA & SiS chipset MBs)
Motorola SM56 generic MDC Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Build 84 (Intel, VIA & SiS chipset MBs)

Notes: (AMR=Audio Modem Riser; CNR=Communications & Network Riser, MDC=Modem Daughterboard Card) see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
01 Jul 2001 Motorola SPD announces that it is discontinuing all soft modem products and future development. Technical Support will be available until 31 Dec 2001
06 May 1999 Motorola have announced that they are going to concentrate on soft modems.

General Notes: Motorola now no longer manufacture modems & only produce modem chipsets for the SM56 series (AMR. ISA & PCI) of modems. They have a bewilderingly-large number of websites.

01 Jul 2001 Motorola SPD announces that it is discontinuing all soft modem products and future development.
06 May 1999 Motorola announces that the BitSURFR, MobileSURFR, ModemSURFR, OnlineSURFR & VoiceSURFR modems are discontinued effective immediately; they are going to concentrate on Corporate Modems, Software Modems, and Digital Transmission products.
Links:

Support: FTP Site: Discontinued products.
Soft Modem Site: Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000.
Products: Software modems only
About MND: Multiservice Networks Division.

Modem Models
BitSURFR Pro ISDN TA ISA
BitSURFR Pro EZ ISDN TA External BitSURFR Pro EZ ISDN TA ISA BT Ignition ISDN TA ISA
Chipset: Motorola			Flashable ROM: Yes		Type: Hard
Links: International Firmware & Drivers (FTP Site) US Firmware & Drivers (FTP) (ISDN SURFR Windows Setup info)
Notes: The INF file supplied with the BitSufr does not allow connection to Freeserve. The BT Ignition is a re-badged BitSufr & it's INF file does allow connection. 20 Jul 2001 Paul Mullen of Computer Shopper recommends this site for the INF file that allows a BT Ignition to connect, and this site for info on connections. 28 May 2001 Thanks to Paul Mullen for the links above & the following info: Paul states that the BitSURFR handles the second channel correctly, unlike many other TAs. It will initially connect with just one channel, dial the second channel when needed for large downloads, then automatically drop back to a single channel when transfer rate falls or if there is an incoming call on either of the attached numbers. The current firmware version is found by entering ATI8 in a terminal program. For init strings Paul recommends a Belgium site (because of the explanations offered) & points out that the strings used depends on both Protocol (V.120, PPP, MLPPP etc.) and also the number & type of channels used. Some old USA (and some European) telephone systems can only handle 56k channels, whilst most Euopean are 64k. Most ISPs will use PPP for single channel applications and MLPPP for multi-channel connections. Initialisation: "AT&F&C1&D2" (no quotes) 64k PPP: "%A4=0" (no quotes) 128k MLPPP: "'at'B0=2%A4=0" (no quotes) ISP requires CHAPS: "M2=M" (no quotes - may require firmware upgrade to 3B or later) 06 May 1999 Motorola have announced that they have discontinued this product.
MobileSURFR 56K Data/Fax PCMCIA
ModemSURFR 56K Data/Fax External ModemSURFR 56K Data/Fax ISA VoiceSURFR 56K Data/Fax/Voice External VoiceSURFR 56K Data/Fax/Voice ISA
Chipset: Motorola			Flashable ROM: Yes		Type: Hard
Links: Firmware & Drivers V.90 Firmware (FTP) K56Flex Firmware v1.009 FTP Site v90.motorola FTP Site Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, UK, USA Documentation
Notes: the English V90 upgrade was reported to work poorly with Freeserve. The Danish V90 flash is reported to work well in Britain. 06 May 1999 Motorola have announced that they have discontinued this product.
ModemSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax External
ModemSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax ISA ModemSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax External ModemSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax ISA OnlineSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax External OnlineSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax ISA VoiceSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax/Voice External VoiceSURFR 28.8K Data/Fax/Voice ISA VoiceSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax/Voice External VoiceSURFR 36.6K Data/Fax/Voice ISA
Chipset: Motorola			Flashable ROM: No		Type: Hard
Links: Drivers - FTP Site Documentation
Notes: 06 May 1999 Motorola have announced that they have discontinued these products.
SM56 Soft Data/Fax/Voice ISA - Identifiers: SLM0124, SMM4201/2, SYS001/2, WIN5601/2
SM56 Soft Data/Fax/Voice PCI
Chipset: Motorola SM56 Soft			Flashable ROM: No		Type: Soft
Links: Drivers: ISA win95/98/NT4 (3rd Site) Linux + win95/98 Build 67.1 PCI win95/98/NT4/2000 (2nd Site - Universal Drivers) win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 (3rd Site) Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Build 84 PCI II Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Build 84 The ISA manufacturer is found by examining the last 7 digits of the identifier produced in More Info...: SLM0124: Solomon Technologies (Taiwan - no drivers) SMM4201, SMM4202: Shark Multimedia (USA) SYS001, SYS002: Sysgration (Taiwan - no drivers) WIN5601, WIN5602: Ares Micro (USA) or Wintop (Taiwan)
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. Warning! v3.0 Build 62.1 is the first that gives reliable connection to Freeserve [more info]. 01 Jul 2001 Motorola SPD announces that it is discontinuing all soft modem products and future development. Technical Support will be available until 31 Dec 2001 06 Nov 1999 v3.0 Build 62.1 {PCI} & ISA uninstaller now available as a download here [this site]. 23 Aug 1999 v3.0 Build 62.1 {ISA} now available as a download here. [this site] 07 Mar 1999 Thanks to Michael Crow for the updated link on upgrades. 06 May 1999 Motorola have announced that they are going to concentrate on this product! Spring 1998 Motorola announces that they are to abandon support for the chipset.
SM56 Soft AC-Link Data/Fax/Voice AMR
SM56 Soft AC-Link Data/Fax/Voice CNR SM56 Soft AC-Link Data/Fax/Voice MDC
Chipset: Motorola SM56 Soft AC-Link			Flashable ROM: No		Type: Soft
Links: Drivers: Motorola SM56 generic AMR win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 (2nd Site) Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Build 84 (Intel, VIA & SiS chipset MBs) Motorola SM56 generic CNR win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 (2nd Site) Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Build 84 (Intel, VIA & SiS chipset MBs) Motorola SM56 generic MDC Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 Build 84 (Intel, VIA & SiS chipset MBs)
Notes: (AMR=Audio Modem Riser; CNR=Communications & Network Riser, MDC=Modem Daughterboard Card) see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. 01 Jul 2001 Motorola SPD announces that it is discontinuing all soft modem products and future development. Technical Support will be available until 31 Dec 2001 06 May 1999 Motorola have announced that they are going to concentrate on soft modems.
General Notes:		Motorola now no longer manufacture modems & only produce modem chipsets for the SM56 series (AMR. ISA & PCI) of modems. They have a bewilderingly-large number of websites.
01 Jul 2001 Motorola SPD announces that it is discontinuing all soft modem products and future development. 06 May 1999 Motorola announces that the BitSURFR, MobileSURFR, ModemSURFR, OnlineSURFR & VoiceSURFR modems are discontinued effective immediately; they are going to concentrate on Corporate Modems, Software Modems, and Digital Transmission products. Links:
	Support:	FTP Site:		Discontinued products.
		Soft Modem Site:		Linux + win95/98/Me/NT4/2000.
	Products:	Software modems only
	About MND:	Multiservice Networks Division.