W540 Workstation - Where is the Modem???

It just dawned on me that there is no modem on the W540 "WORKSTATION"! I need to receive and send some faxes on a dial up while traveling.
Any suggestions? Any experience with a USB modem? AND I NEED LIGHTS on the modem
Thank you in advanced for a forthcoming solution.

Thank you 'RichK'.
I've used SnappyFax since it must have been create, it's been so long. The problem came up when I installed the program, and realized that this so called workstation has no modem. OK, not an issue, as Fax are dying, but if you print to PDF and want to u/l on the road, it's the only way. Not only that, the quality from the computer is so far superior.
This is a nightmare for me, cuts back my productivity. No wonder the ROW is moving so fast.
So another small brick to carry with me, If the Lenovo modem has lights, I'll try that, so there is no excuse for another failure.
Still welcoming comments on the best USB modem. Needed by the end of April. If it doesn't work, I'll finally give up and dump the system. It's on CL, and my best offer is twelve hundred for a twenty four hundred workstation. The after market must know something

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I did find a forum related to your enquiry: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/AT-commands-in-labview/td-p/1213335
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SOLUTION!
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