Do I need a more expensive modem for telephony

[thedormroom]

I have a one one computer home office with one telephone. I read that in order to link my caller Id with outlook 03 I need a tpx, tapi software ,voice modem and card. after doing a bunch of research I came across way2call.com modems. it is 350$, but I'm told that I won't need a telephony card or a pbx system. Is this true, or should I use a master blaster like a bunch of people on here have said. I'm not a smart man and would be greatful to anyone who replies.
Kevin

 

[macphoneguy]

Well I have a couple of thoughts but Most of them boil down to the addage of "you get what you Pay for" In otherwords if you want the Modem to do a zillion things like Walk your Dog, answer your Calls, Interface with outlook, connect to the "net" Etc then be prepaired to spend a good Chunk of Change to do that, be Also prepared to Read the manual or help file as when it quit's working not all helpfiles are created equal,