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Don't need modem?
Druk
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So I was playing a multiplayer online video game, and I was having connection issues. At the end of the game, I mentioned my modem was having problems, and one of my opponents (in as dickish a way as possible, of course) claimed that no one uses modems anymore. When I asked if he used magic to connect to the internet, he said that he uses a LAN card with "cable, adsl" and that LAN cards use "LAN cable" as opposed to telephone cable.
Well, I've never heard of any sort of personal internet service that isn't connected at some point through a modem. Is it possible he's assuming I meant dial-up?
Well, I've never heard of any sort of personal internet service that isn't connected at some point through a modem. Is it possible he's assuming I meant dial-up?
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Wikipedia has a pretty good writeup on the issue, and is generally a pretty good reference guide for broad-band issues like this.
The cellular internet connections may have plenty of speed, but the latency sucks. I doubt it'd work well for gaming.
the fact that he has a DSL modem is apparently ignored
OP you should just assume that the majority of time someone spouts some vitriol online, they are misinformed, stupid, racist, or all three
Fixed that for you.
Doesn't make him any less misinformed, but it's an idea.
Maybe your opponent has that, and has never stepped foot into another house?
Never heard of that!
Also people make shit up in online games to troll people.
Here's something I found on google, though... http://www.techimo.com/forum/networking-internet/207354-dsl-without-modem.html. So it is possible, but the guy was a troll as well. The cool kids use cable, with modems. ;-)
It would be sort of like calling a telephone a telegraph.
It's dumb, the term has evolved.
You're right, he may be technically right, but still an asshole.
Anyone who says "LAN cable" is an dumbass, so don't worry about it. Ask him if he's upgraded to CAT5E or if he's still using RJ45: it's the same.
No, the term is still correct. You are encoding digital information on an analog carrier signal and doing the reverse on the receiving end.
Dial-up, cable, DSL, satellite, WiFi all use modems in the traditional sense. Many of the boxes also have other networking features built-in so that people think of them more as routers but they still definitely use modems.
Space can't possibly be a vacuum! My grandma couldn't use it to clean the carpet on sunday! That makes no sense! Can't you scientist types see the term has evolved!
The modem for these setups is either in the wall or floor. AT&T does this around here if you package TV and/or phone with your internet because they use one central box for everything. It connects to your router (usually it actually includes a router and they can connect it to multiple wall jacks if you have several PCs or want to hook up a console), your phones, and any U-verse TV boxes. I think the central box is where the DVR storage is, too, or at least it's what allows you to record on one box and play back on another. Anyway, somewhere in the setup there'll be a silver box with rounded corners.
As for that forum link, the information page for AT&T's premium modemless ADSL as a few interesting bits: You have to use their router as the first connection to the phone line or it won't work, and it even mentions the words ADSL modem. Sounds like it's just an integrated modem-router.