Tried above, failed to activate, nor allow minicom or KPPP to find and use modem...

Looking at package for modem, he is what I see as informational:

Jaton
USB Communicator v.92 faxmodem with voicemail and caller id
V.92

features:
modem on hold, quickconnect, increase upload speed to 48kbps, ITU-V.90.V.92 compliant, V.80 video conferance ready, plug and play, and "S... tm Modem Chipset] unfortunately, the "Void is seal is broken" sticker covers the Sxxxxxx stuff. Shesh, and it is permanently stuck to the box.

thanks for the help, hopefully this helps a little....
Cuddles