The Cable Modem Revolution Cable modems are the latest tools used for high-speed Internet access. These modems connect to the Internet via coaxial cable lines rather than telephone lines like conventional modems. By making use of the larger coaxial cables, cable modems are able to transfer much more data than anything in the past. These new modems can connect up to 180 times faster than the fastest analog telephone modems available today. In other words, a …showed first 75 words of 1032 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1032 total…must become standardized so that everything can work together and interchangeably. It is projected that cable Internet access won’t be widespread until three to five years. And once that happens, you can probably buy a cable modem for about twenty percent higher than telephone modems and get service for about thirty dollars a month. That’s quite a deal considering ISDN service of today cost twice that, but connection speeds are only around 128kbps.