-> WC>What I do know is www.compusa.com was at one point selling USR branded
-> WC>internal PCI modems for 8 dollars apiece.

-> WC>Somehow I doubted they were hardware modems.

->  That has NOTHING TO DO with What I am Talking about. MY discussion is
->  SOLELY about USR Serial External Models which are still avaiable for
->  sale.
-> GET OFF this Win-modem thing. the discussion is NOT about Win-Modems.

-> As a side note thouhg they wrok Perfectly satisfactory and you casnnot
-> tel lthe difference in a Computer with a 1 gig or so Faster CPU.

I have a 433 MHz and not problem with a hardware modem.

-> I stil do not recommend thme thouhg as there are several very good
-> fiumctioning PXCI TRUE Hardware modemns for same currently.
-> I have both a Creative and a Best Data and either one gicves me as good
-> or better speds then my Expensive USR Courier V.90 External. NO winking
-> and blinking lights though to make you feel Warm and Fuzzy.

Lighten up.
--- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5