Buy yourself a Creative Labs Modem Blaster. It's a card that will go inside your tower and not only give you dial up internet Capabilities, but a speaker phone as well. You could go even cheaper, but they are so cheap now days the Modem Blaster is down to next to nothing and is a good quality modem.
Find the cheapest one you see and buy it... maybe from Best Buy... MAGICAL! :)
If your not using it then don't worry about it. But motherboards don't come with a modem port. A modem port is on an add on card like a PCI Modem. Take out the old one and insert another and load the drivers from the included CD that is the cheapest way.
The port speed setting for a modem, controls the speed that the computer communicates with its modem.
A USB modem plugs into your USB port.A "normal" modem plugs into your RS232 port or your parallel port.
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.
Yes, this will connect a computer to a second port on your modem/router
Wifi or wireless modem
3G modems are widely available online, but the models that are likely to be the cheapest are small USB models. They usually run from around $12 to $60. The cheapest way to buy them is online, directly from China.
You need to connect a modem using the modem port and the telephone cable.
RJ-45 Ethernet, RJ-11 Modem
A modem is a serial port interface to a telephone line, allowing you to create dialup connections to other modem equipped computers. Often, a modem card includes a serial port interface, a COM port. The term modem has also become applicable to other interfaces, such as DSL modems and cable modems, though that usage is tenuous in some cases. Modem stands for Modulator/Demodulator.
Depending on how old the modem is, it may connect to the serial port, the USB port, or an internal connector.
The cheapest way to travel is using public transportation. You can take the train or you can take NJ Transit bus 190 that takes you straight into Port Authority.