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USB Modem question

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omega2

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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).
 
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.
 
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
 
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