>From: doug rogers <dougsamu@xxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [muglo] Re: 4 Sale >Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 08:54:09 -0500 > >On 11-07-06, at 12:27 AM, Tee Cashmore wrote: > > >> That's the DSL modem? > > > > I believe so, it's certainly not a Cable type > >I believe that the upgrade to high speed we will be getting soon will >require the type of modem that has the POTS line input. $50 is >certainly cheaper than the $100's most want. Not having followed the thread... 1. "Regular" (analogue POTS) modems max out at 56 Kbps (~4 K/sec). 2. (A)DSL modems are used with the phone system and use the same _wires_ as the regular modems, but they don't use the same connection. Your POTS telephone company MUST have a switching station set up for you to be able to use an ADSL modem at home (just having a phone line isn't enough since the ADSL modem doesn't use the regular phone connection... which your "dial-up" modem does). You can usually buy these modems separately for anywhere between $10 (used on eBay) to $200 (new from rip-off artist). Depending on the modem and the connection, they max out at anywhere between 512 Kbps and 5 Mbps (perhaps higher now). Cable modems are used exclusively with cable TV networks and have varying maximum speeds. You rarely buy your own cable modem. Eric. _________________________________________________________________ Buy, Load, Play. The new Sympatico / MSN Music Store works seamlessly with Windows Media Player. Just Click PLAY. http://musicstore.sympatico.msn.ca/content/viewer.aspx?cid=SMS_Sept192006 ----------------------------------------------------------- For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo -----------------------------------------------------------