(By comparison, an average at-home cable modem offers three to five megabits a second).
High-speed connections like D.S.L. or cable modems offer more consistent connections, although both can occasionally be influenced by outside factors.
The cable modems offer much wider bandwith than that available over phone lines and a new feature, automatic hyperlinking.
Cable modems offer up to 20-megabit peak performance, but only 1 or 2 megabits when serving multiple users.
Q. Is there any difference between a D.S.L. and a cable-modem connection for high-speed Internet access? A. The two types of connections have several things in common, like speeds much faster than a regular dial-up modem can offer and the ability to be on all the time.
A PC modem card offers a more compact wireless setup and leaves your phone free while you're online, but they are expensive.
As a result, cable operators that use Terayon modems can offer high-speed Internet access to subscribers even over older cable systems.
The battle is over the two main technologies that give consumers high-speed, or broadband, Internet access: cable modem service offered by companies like AT&T and digital subscriber lines, or D.S.L., provided by phone companies.
Extras Extras on our $899 configuration include a built-in 3G modem, which offers the option to sign a contract with any of the big four carriers.
The system functioned through the use of a peripheral called the Mega Modem and offered several unique titles that could be downloaded, and a few could be played competitively with friends.
