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Those are 2 different things. There are cable modems and DSL modems. Wireless refers to a type of network which can be based either on a Cable modem or a DSL modem. You can have a wired network, or a wireless network. Wireless networks have typically have had slower transfer rates than wired networks, but the technology is changing so wireless routers are becoming faster in transferring data.

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