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RJ · 09-20-2002, 09:26 AM

Hello all,

a few weeks ago I moved to another city, and my current flat does not have a phone line. Since I can't get a phone line I considered about getting a cable modem for getting online.

I have no experience with cable modems at all. Is this like a normal modem, just that it plugs into the cable tv jack, or is it different ?
Does the cable modem just require a normal cable tv line or is there anything special what's needed ?

The rest (creating a dial up connection with the data of my ISP) is the same ?

I'm using Windows XP. Cable modem is also broadband like DSL, right ?

TIA,

RJ

09-20-2002, 09:26 AM	#1
RJ Member (14 bit) Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Offenbach/Main (Germany) Posts: 8,485	cable modem Hello all, a few weeks ago I moved to another city, and my current flat does not have a phone line. Since I can't get a phone line I considered about getting a cable modem for getting online. I have no experience with cable modems at all. Is this like a normal modem, just that it plugs into the cable tv jack, or is it different ? Does the cable modem just require a normal cable tv line or is there anything special what's needed ? The rest (creating a dial up connection with the data of my ISP) is the same ? I'm using Windows XP. Cable modem is also broadband like DSL, right ? TIA, RJ __________________ All's right with the world when your PC is working right.