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Hello Herbert,

Monday, November 08, 1999, 3:47:02 AM, you wrote:

>> "If your shopping for a hi-end analog modem consider a external USB modem
>> with the V.90 standard
>>
>> Why "external"?

HG>      Probably because I don't believe an internal USB device exist. Other
HG> than that an external device is always ones best bet because they can be
HG> moved from one computer to another. For some people this is of no concern,
HG> for others this this is quite an important thing. TTYL

I think USB is still "new", and bugs are present. If you invest in an
external, this means you're serious about getting best speed and
stability. Don't settle on USB then - take a plain com-port-only
hardware modem... it will work _ALWAYS_. (and will be cheaper than USB as
well).

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