=?Utf-8?B?QW5kcmV3IEUu?= <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in news:A96AA5DD-6220-
4A70-9345-4E7DD2963550@microsoft.com:

> Serial ports & paralel ports seem obsolete these days,why not purchase
> a USB modem,the interface is much faster.

It's just a dailup modem, so I don't need a faster interface. Besides, I
bought this so that it would work with both Windows and Linux, as I have
already gone through hell trying to get the old soft modem to work with
Linux.

I also wanted to have a serial modem around in case I needed to use it with
any older computers.

Besides, there's no sense in spending any more money if I don't know what
the problem is. I might buy and install a new hardware modem just to end up
having the same persistant issue to deal with.