On 17-Feb-00, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> Patrick Ford said,
>
>> What is the diference between ISDN and cable nodem?
>
> Everything. ISDN is like normal telephony, except that it uses digital
> signals. Cablemodem doesn't use the telephone system at all but a
> digital cable with a direct connection. The term cablemodem is totally
> misleading since it has nothing to do with modems, which are only use
> for analogue telephone connections.
Thanks. Is the so called cable modem simply an ethernet card?
What speeds can be achieved through both, and how much advantage is
there when the rest of the net seems to be bogged down with traffic
jams?
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