If it's modulates and demodulates a signal then yes, it's a modem.
42.4Kbps on a really good day...
there has been a misunderstanding between modem and router. some people use only a modem to connect wirelessly and some use a modem and a router. The fact is there are two types. first type is a modem with built in router, second is router itself. this will clear your mind. you don't have to buy a router to go online, just a get modem with router built in
It may not be so much the modem as the quality of the phone connection. What does the modem documentation indicate the speed to be? If it's a 56kb modem, and it's working, even at that slower speed, it's probably not a problem with the modem. Generally they either work or they don't.
Yes if the problem is with the modem going offline.
You will need to buy a new modem that is designed for your DSL modem. This is due to the fact that the modem is designed to use the dsl signal opposed to the cable modem.
One who want to connect to the internet.
I want a more colorful modem. My modem is missing. Why can't my computer operate without a modem?
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Port speed is how fast the computer talks to the modem. Modem speed is how fast the modem talks across the phone line to the other modem.
Well what you really need to connect to Xbox Live is a modem that can transfer internet reliability.
A modem, which you normally get from the DSL provider, is really the only thing you need (apart from a computer).But it is recommended to get a home router/firewall as well, it gives basic protection against computer attacks from the internet and lets you hook up a second computer to the same DSL connection.See related Wikipedia link.