Cable Modems

Hi, I see ADSL modems by the score but very few cable modems, only cable
routers why is this?
Is one cable modem any 'better' than another, can the choice of cable modem
improve any connection?
Thanks

old man wrote:
> Hi, I see ADSL modems by the score but very few cable modems, only cable
> routers why is this?

The cable company (and in the UK there's only one) won't let you install
your own modem.

Note that a cable router plugs into a cable modem, whereas many ADSL
modems have routers built into them.

> Is one cable modem any 'better' than another, can the choice of cable modem
> improve any connection?

Nope - a non-VM cable modem simply won't work.... :-)

"Mark McIntyre" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> old man wrote:
>> Hi, I see ADSL modems by the score but very few cable modems, only cable
>> routers why is this?
>
> The cable company (and in the UK there's only one) won't let you install
> your own modem.

My mother-in-law lives in Carlisle and they get cable from
http://www.smallworldmedia.com/defau...?page=about-us so I'm afraid
there isn't just one in the UK.

John

John wrote:
> "Mark McIntyre" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> old man wrote:
>>> Hi, I see ADSL modems by the score but very few cable modems, only cable
>>> routers why is this?
>> The cable company (and in the UK there's only one) won't let you install
>> your own modem.
>
> My mother-in-law lives in Carlisle and they get cable from
> http://www.smallworldmedia.com/defau...?page=about-us so I'm afraid
> there isn't just one in the UK.

You learn something new every day.

I should have said "in the UK, there's only one mainstream".

"Mark McIntyre" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> John wrote:
>> "Mark McIntyre" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> old man wrote:
>>>> Hi, I see ADSL modems by the score but very few cable modems, only
>>>> cable routers why is this?
>>> The cable company (and in the UK there's only one) won't let you install
>>> your own modem.
>>
>> My mother-in-law lives in Carlisle and they get cable from
>> http://www.smallworldmedia.com/defau...?page=about-us so I'm afraid
>> there isn't just one in the UK.
>
> You learn something new every day.
>
> I should have said "in the UK, there's only one mainstream".

I'll agree with that mate )

John