external modem question

[spre]

Are all external modems nonwinmodems? silly question but i don't want to get a winmodem.. thanks

 

[Valium]

YES
If they are Hayes compatible (What? well that's the way to communicate with modems.)
Internals are often winmodems, but externals are not (at least, I've never heard of one, so trust me ).

 

[Tonec]

No, there are actually quite a few external winmodems. USB connections usually indicate a winmodem. Get a serial connection just to be sure.

 

[andri]

All external serial modems are real modems.

 

[Herr Yunta]

If you are looking to get an outstanding external 56k, look at the 3Com 3CP3294. You can connect it via USB or Serial, and it is a hardware modem.