USB Modem question

[omega2]

Does anyone know if a USB modem still uses a com port? I know it uses a USB connection to be plugged in, but for the fax program I use, it only goes by com port numbers, and doesn't use the Windows TAPI. So, which brings to my question, does a USB modem also gets assigned a com port, so that software that do not use the TAPI can still use the modem? The USB modem I was thinking of getting is the USR 56k v92 USB modem (model 5633A).

 

[Lord Evermore]

USB modems, like PCI and ISA modems, create a virtual com port via their drivers. Even Windows TAPI addresses the modem via the COM port, not through a "direct connection". Would be nice if that could be eliminated.

 

[SUOrangeman]

Are USB modems true hardware modems like all other serial-connected modems ... or are they Winmodems?

-SUO, has to come up with an Ethernet-deprived sister

 

[oynaz]

Most, if not all, USB modems are Winmodems.