> To choose between 2 modems: supraExpress 56k ISA, speakerphone, voicemail,
> US Robotics 56k PCI
>
> 1) Will PCI be faster than ISA modem although they're both 56K modems?

        No, in fact some PCI's take system resources to work (winmodem type deals)
and therefore have some of their own quirks, but I don't think you have to
worry that much about the USR, however I would personally stay away from
anything that REQUIRES windows to operate.

> 2) What does the speakerphone do? What does it add if I already have a
> sound card? Can I use it as a phone? Can it function without a sound card?
> I cannot find any detailed info from Diamond multimedia besides
> features...

        Speakerphone mainly lets you use the computer as a voice mail system, I
find many people who have voice on their modems NEVER use it, I won't and
therefore don't have one, although it might be a different case with you.
TTYL

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