Imac dial-up internet question

i will need this...
http://www.amazon.com/56K-USB-Modem-Windows-Linux/dp/B0013FDLM0/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1292452299&sr=8-1
to get dial-up internet access for this imac, correct? any other options (live in country, no access to high speed)?
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/stats/imac-core-2-duo-3.06-27-inch-al uminum-late-2009-specs.html

+However I think the Apple USB Modem, although more expensive, is a better choice.+
I agree, but Apple hasn't sold this for some time, so it is very difficult to find (if you can find it at all). And, I just did a quick Google search; the merchants who are still selling them (found on Amazon) are taking the "price it at whatever the market will bear" thing a bit far; it originally sold for $49 and some of these people are trying to hawk it for about $200.

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Hi Babowa
My iMac is 2 yrs old & There was no any modification done to my iMac,
so Accordng to you I dont have any internal modem in Mac.
& yes I only have ethernet cable from wall to windows laptop & there is nothing in between.
Which I direcly plug into the Ethernet port of Windows Laptop & it Works with Account Name & Password provided by ISP,
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